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Launch of CRANTS

~Center for Research on Adoption of NextGen Transportation System~

Professor Naoya Ota, Director

In December 2016, the Center for Research on Adoption of NextGen Transportation System was established at Gunma University. This center aims to bring together research achievements across various faculties within the university and collaborate with local governments and companies to build and promote the next generation of transportation systems.

Currently, the most active project is the implementation of autonomous vehicles in society. Autonomous driving is a highly competitive field for many companies, but it is not very sensible for the university to compete on the same level as those companies. Our primary objective is not economic benefits but to genuinely contribute to the lives of people in the region. We envision creating a social system where companies can profitably implement this technology. By doing so, we believe it can become a sustainable system that permeates society, and we consider presenting such solutions as part of the university's mission. We sincerely hope for your support.

Ryomo Alliance：

Collaboration of Four Institutions to Support Companies

Associate Professor Fumio Hayashi

Gunma University (Maebashi City), Maebashi Institute of Technology (Maebashi City), Ashikaga Institute of Technology (Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture), and Gunma National College of Technology (Maebashi City) initiated a collaborative alliance called "Ryomo Alliance" in September 2016. This alliance aims to facilitate mutual referrals for analytical requests and technical consultations received from companies by each institution.

While each institution has been actively engaged in industry-academia collaboration and contributing to the local community, there have been challenges in meeting the expectations of local businesses due to the lack of specialized experts or appropriate analytical equipment to handle specific inquiries. By establishing this collaboration among the four institutions, we can ensure "comprehensive support for companies without overlooking any requests." This initiative, which involves national, public, and private universities and a national college of technology with different sponsoring bodies, is the first in the country to support local businesses in product development and technological advancement. We regard the strengths and characteristics cultivated by each institution as a shared asset of the Ryōmo region and aim to contribute to the region's overall vitality by returning those resources to the local community.

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