Advanced Collaborative Research Organization for Smart Society (ACROSS)Waseda University

In recent years, there is a shift in demand for people- and environmentally-friendly transportation systems. Therefore, cities around the world are considering the introduction of various advanced transport systems. Here, although transportation system development has moved forward, the lack in development of urban and social systems that underpin these systems hindered the overall advancement. This phenomenon arose due to numerous issues inherent in each community, such as issues faced by existing operators and governments, and consensus building among residents. In particular, major issues including co-existence with existing vehicles, and consensus building for the development of designated lanes must be resolved when introducing new transportation that operates on existing roads.

This research institute examines the hierarchy of transportation networks in today’s cities from the standpoint of urban planning. Furthermore, researches the potential of the implementation of advanced transport systems, and the utilization of such systems in the context of urban planning. In addition, this research institute proposes solutions to a Smarter society using integrated transportation and land use through the integration of advanced transport systems with smart houses, smart buildings, and smart grids. This research institute aims to promote Light Rail Transit (LRT) and autonomous driving through proposing detailed solutions for the introduction of these transportation solutions in existing cities.

LRT(Next generation type of streetcar system)

Director

Akinori MORIMOTO (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Institute Members

AMANO, Yoshiharu Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
HAYASHI, Yasuhiro Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Advanced Science and Engineering
MORIMOTO, Akinori Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering
TANABE, Shinichi Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering

Adjunct Researchers

ASANO, Shuhei
ASHINO, Mitsunori
DAIMON, Hajime
MOTODA, Yoshitaka
NAKAI, Hidenobu
SHIBUKAWA, Takeshi
TAKAYAMA, Koki

A.Morimoto Lab., Faculty of Science and Engineering

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