Smart City Transport Implementation [Part 2]

Toyota City is an industrial city with a manufacturing base, yet is also a vast city bursting with nature—forests and woods in particular. In response to the societal changes of recent years, Toyota City, which has been selected by the government of japan as an "Eco-model city", is aiming to create a world-class "Smart Transport Society" by establishing sustainable traffic systems that form an environmentally-friendly model for the world. In this project, Hitachi, with the cooperation of Toyota City, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Meitetsu Bus Co., Ltd, and other stakeholders, is promoting various measures for the reduction of CO2 emissions in areas such as energy, mobility, and human activity, with the aim of the creation of low-carbon society systems.

Figure 1

Creation of low-carbon transport systems has traditionally involved efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and make efficient use of infrastructural resources. These efforts include the creation of systems that build bridges between transport services that were operating individually, and the arrangement of transport flows that do not impact convenience for users.

Figure 2

We have developed and demonstrated Bus Operation Planning Simulator (BOPS) in Toyota City Low-Carbon Society Verification Project.

• BOPS supports bus operators to flexibly change their bus operation plans.
• BOPS contributes to promoting the utilization of buses and improving the usability of passengers.
• BOPS contributes to promoting the utilization of buses and improving the usability of passengers.
• BOPS estimates several indicators such as economic performance of bus operation under various conditions of roads and bus schedule.

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A low carbon emission bus (LCEB) is a bus that is able to achieve the LCEB target for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. A low carbon emission bus can use any technology or fuel for the convenience.

1. Connected regional bus lines, one of the requirement for a good regional transport is the connection between each other, such as regional and intercity bus lines.
2. Running on waste and renewable fuel, foreseeable future would be guarantee by using the three main global biofuels such as biogas, bioethanol, and biodiesel.
3. The connected bus, bus units connected with office system, enabling traffic planner to improve productivity by monitoring driver and unit performance.
4. Green filling stations, cities need an affective infrastructure for the provision of sustainable biofuels, such as biogas, bioethanol, and biodiesel.
5. Terminal, it is an important hub for public transport operators, consisting of vehicle maintenance workshops, driver training features, the unit’s management system office, and biofuel filling station.
6. Recycling, non-recyclable waste can be turned into energy in a combined heat-and-power plant. Any organic waste can be used to produce biogas to supply filling stations.

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