On July 18, 2023, Toyota Mobility Basis (TMF), in cooperation with quite a few firms and organizations concerned in mobility, held the Tateshina Assembly close to the Shoko-ji Temple, which was constructed to hope for site visitors security, within the foothills of Mt. Tateshina in Chino Metropolis, Nagano Prefecture. The assembly aimed to advertise dialogue and broaden collaboration among the many members, with the purpose of reaching zero site visitors accident casualties. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the primary time the assembly was held in 4 years for the reason that inaugural assembly in 2019. This yr, roughly 100 people participated, together with executives from over 30 firms and organizations from Japan and abroad, and a energetic trade of views and opinions occurred. The assembly is scheduled to be held usually from subsequent yr onward.

The assembly began with a keynote speech trying again on previous site visitors security initiatives, resembling the event of security applied sciences, laws, and infrastructure. This was adopted by a presentation on cutting-edge efforts to make automobiles much more clever. The ultimate presentation explored the opportunity of combining people and AI sooner or later to maximise the capabilities of each, resulting in safer driving.

Subsequent, throughout the dialogue part and all through your complete assembly, the necessity to undertake a “three-pronged method” *1 involving automobiles, folks, and site visitors infrastructure to realize zero site visitors accident casualties was shared, together with the popularity that “site visitors security is one thing everybody creates collectively.” Based mostly on this, every firm dedicated to proceed collaborating to advance initiatives whereas reaching out to as many stakeholders as doable to get entangled.

As a particular initiative, subcommittees had been launched the place quite a few firms and organizations will collaborate to deal with challenges resembling accidents involving bicycles and motorbikes and supporting weak teams when it comes to mobility, such because the aged and kids. Sooner or later, the subcommittees intention to implement actions primarily based on the “three-pronged method” whereas sharing the information of taking part members and selling cooperation with the federal government, native authorities, and related organizations.

*1 Three-pronged method The conclusion of zero site visitors accident casualties is predicated on the idea that actions ought to take an built-in “three-pronged” method from the views of automobiles, folks, and site visitors infrastructure as expressed by the “growth of protected autos,” “site visitors security consciousness actions focusing on folks,” and “taking part in bettering the site visitors surroundings.”

[Reference 1] Checklist of taking part firms / organizations
(35 at time of launch, in no specific order)

[Reference 2] Tateshina Assembly

The Tateshina Assembly was first held in 2019 as a platform for sharing aspirations and selling collaboration towards realizing zero site visitors accident casualties. It’s held throughout the Summer season Competition on the Mount Tateshina Shoko-ji Temple*2, the place high executives from the car and associated industries collect yearly to hope for site visitors security.

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Toyota’s 50-year prayer towards the elimination of site visitors accidents

*2 Mt. Tateshina Shoko-ji Temple The denomination is the Hosso sect of Buddhism (the top temple of the sect is Yakushiji). The Shoko-ji Temple was constructed as a spot to consolation the souls of those that perished in site visitors accidents, pray for these injured in site visitors accidents, and pray for the elimination of site visitors accidents. A Summer season Competition is held yearly on July 17 and 18.

SOURCE: Toyota