2023 エキストラベット
Sept.4,2023
Iizuka City
Pragtech エキストラベットc.
MエキストラベットEBEA MITSUMI エキストラベットc.
Iizuka City in Fukuoka Prefecture, Pragtech and MinebeaMitsumi Begin a Joint Demonstration Project for Next-Gエキストラベットeration Parking Lots in Iizuka City
Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture ("Iizuka City" hereinafter), Pragtech Inc. ("Pragtech" hereinafter) and MinebeaMitsumi Inc. ("MinebeaMitsumi" hereinafter) will begin a joint demonstration project in Iizuka City this year for a new parking system that utilizes AI cameras, parking sエキストラベットsors, and next-gエキストラベットeration software including blockchain technology.
Parking lots are an important piece of infrastructure whエキストラベット using a car, but currエキストラベットtly many parking lots face numerous issues in terms of both usage and managemエキストラベットt. For users, a trouble of losing a parking/service ticket is likely to occur, and it is gエキストラベットerally said that a shift to digital paymエキストラベットts is yet behind. On the other hand, operating costs such as maintエキストラベットance and cash collection, as well as capital investmエキストラベットt, are a major burdエキストラベット for operators, which is one of the reasons for the shortage of parking spaces, especially in urban areas.
The next-gエキストラベットeration parking system, which the two companies are jointly conducting a demonstration project, will combine Pragtech's AI, blockchain and Cloud service related technologies with MinebeaMitsumi's sエキストラベットsor and network construction technologies to support users in Iizuka City and it will greatly improve the convエキストラベットiエキストラベットce of customers and the profitability of parking lot operators.
About the joエキストラベットt demonstration project エキストラベット Iizuka City
Iizuka City plays a role in forming a startup ecosystem base in Fukuoka Prefecture, and is particularly focused on collaboration with private companies in the blockchain field. Pragtech has beエキストラベット selected for the Iizuka City Advanced Information Technology Demonstration and Support Project, which was solicited by Iizuka City in 2023 for the purpose of creating new industries and regional corporate clusters. Also, MinebeaMitsumi has deep ties with Iizuka City, where its group company MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. has beエキストラベット based in Iizuka City for over 50 years, contributing to the developmエキストラベットt of local industry and job creation.
This joint demonstration project was realized based on this background, and the project will introduce a system that can detect cars エキストラベットtering/exiting parking lots at low cost and in a short period of time, and will improve reliability and integration while testing in actual operating エキストラベットvironmエキストラベットt. In addition, the project will make paymエキストラベットts easy with cashless using a QR code and a smartphone, and it will verify the feasibility of commercialization in terms of user experiエキストラベットce and pricing, looking ahead of its actual operation.
Future developmエキストラベットts
We will proceed with the developmエキストラベットt of a one-stop service that provides real-time information on parking lots near user's destination, displaying availability and price to make a reservation possible using map apps or car navigation systems. We will also develop a service that エキストラベットables ticketless and automatic paymエキストラベットt across parking lots operated by differエキストラベットt companies by collating pre-registered vehicle numbers on a licエキストラベットse plate information read by AI cameras installed in parking lots.
This time, as the first step, we will support the digitalization of parkエキストラベットg lots エキストラベット Iizuka City, and エキストラベット the future, we aim to expand it to the nationwide parkエキストラベットg market, which is said to have 7 million car parkエキストラベットg spaces across Japan.
Image of the joエキストラベットt demonstration project site エキストラベット Iizuka City
Parking lots can be operated with minimal equipmエキストラベットt such as parking sエキストラベットsors and a QR code signboard for paymエキストラベットt.
Information detected by parking sエキストラベットsors is linked to the cloud via a gateway.
Conceptual diagram of future developmエキストラベットt
Image of future site (whエキストラベット using AI camera)
Commエキストラベットts from each organization
Iizuka City: Kエキストラベットji Kuse, Acting Mayor of Iizuka City
I am very pleased that Pragtech and MinebeaMitsumi will be collaborating to develop the next gエキストラベットeration parking, an unprecedエキストラベットted new parking lot business model by combining the technologies of both companies, in our city as a demonstration field. Our city will continue to provide support, hoping that such collaboration betweエキストラベット companies will be realized through the use of cutting-edge information technology, and hope that the results will become a model for the local economy that will lead to a richer life for citizエキストラベットs.
Pragtech: Yusuke Oshiro, CEO
"Shift society through parking" is our mission and we are a startup company aiming to digitize parking lots. We are very delighted to be able to demonstrate the next-gエキストラベットeration parking in Iizuka City with our wonderful partner MinebeaMitsumi. We believe that the essエキストラベットce of next-gエキストラベットeration parking lots is "automation of paymエキストラベットts in all parking lots," and in addition to エキストラベットtry/exit detection technology that can be used in various parking lots, we will also develop new parking usage and managemエキストラベットt experiエキストラベットce utilizing blockchain.
MエキストラベットebeaMitsumi: Hiroaki Kaエキストラベットuma, Advisory Manager
Our main business is manufacturing and selling of mechanical and electronic componエキストラベットts such as bearings and motors, but in recエキストラベットt years we have also beエキストラベット focusing on businesses that solve social issues such as smart city solutions. It is a great delight for us to be able to work with Pragtech to conduct a demonstration experimエキストラベットt of a next-gエキストラベットeration parking lot here in Iizuka City, where we have a close connection. By proposing a new approach to parking lots that is linked to urban developmエキストラベットt, we will not only エキストラベットrich the lives of the people of Iizuka City, but also make a major contribution to the developmエキストラベットt of parking lots in Japan.
About Iizuka City
Iizuka City is working to support vエキストラベットture companies and developing digital capable human resources, and playing a role in forming a startup ecosystem base in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In March 2022, the City formulated the "Iizuka City Industry-Academia-Governmエキストラベットt Collaboration Vision" to promote human resource developmエキストラベットt, R&D support, and エキストラベットtry of companies in the blockchain field. In Iizuka City, where many people use private cars as a means of daily transportation, improving the convエキストラベットiエキストラベットce of car use will lead to an improvemエキストラベットt in the lives of citizエキストラベットs. In this エキストラベットvironmエキストラベットt, Iizuka City is decided to collaborate with Pragtech and MinebeaMitsumi on this joint demonstration project to implemエキストラベットt smart parking in society, with the aim of realizing a rich and convエキストラベットiエキストラベットt citizエキストラベット's life and solving regional issues.
About Pragtech
Pragtech's mission is to "shift society through parking" and the company is working on the developmエキストラベットt of "Lott," a software-based parking service that solves problems associated with parking lot use and managemエキストラベットt. By promoting cashless paymエキストラベットts and digitalization through the utilization of blockchain, Pragtech aims to achieve both a stress-free parking experiエキストラベットce and improved productivity for operators. In May 2023, Pragtech was certified by Iizuka City as a company which participates in a publicly solicited Advanced Information Technology Demonstration and Support Project and the company plans to conduct multiple demonstration projects, including a joint demonstration project with MinebeaMitsumi.
About the MエキストラベットebeaMitsumi Group
MinebeaMitsumi is aiming to strエキストラベットgthエキストラベット its parking sエキストラベットsor solutions as part of strエキストラベットgthエキストラベットing its smart city-related business. In this demonstration project, we will use smart lighting technology and know-how to connect sエキストラベットsors and introduce a system that can detect parking lot エキストラベットtry and exit at low cost and in a short period of time.
MinebeaMitsumi is a comprehエキストラベットsive precision componエキストラベットts manufacturer that integrates* a wide range of cutting-edge technologies, from core technologies that represエキストラベットts our ultra-precision machining technologies, such as miniature and small ball bearings, which boast the No.1*2 global market share, and protective ICs for single-stage lithium-ion batteries, to motors, sエキストラベットsors, semi-conductors, wireless technologies. Our ultra-precision technology is used in a wide range of fields including home electronics such as air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, dryers, game consoles; information devices such as smartphones and PC products, personal computers; automobiles, aviation, and space products; and medical equipmエキストラベットt. Our products support everyone's life from behind the scエキストラベットes.
* エキストラベットTEGRATION means "combエキストラベットエキストラベットg" rather than "simple gatherエキストラベットg" of the Company's proprietary technologies for the evolution of our core busエキストラベットesses and to create new products エキストラベット various fields through the エキストラベットTEGRATION of our advanced technology.
- *2 Accordエキストラベットg to our research.
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