Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., TOKYU CORPORATION, BECAMEX TOKYU CO.,LTD. and PHENIKAA-X JOINT STOCK COMPANY will start test running of autonomous vehicle (AV) operation from 1st October in Binh Duong New City in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. The test running is to be conducted on a 750-meter circular route passing through Binh Duong Administration Center and Hikari commercial facility using an autonomous vehicle developed by Phenikaa X. The test running aims to verify safety, social acceptability and the feasibility of introducing autonomous mobility. This will be the first demonstration test of automated driving on public roads in Vietnam.

In addition, as part of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) demonstration, service information and real-time location of autonomous vehicles will be available on a local bus application "BusMap" to suggest transfers from local buses to automated driving vehicles. After the test running, The four companies will provide solutions for the further development of Binh Duong New City into a smart city, and to promote further cooperation with a vision to expand the concept to other regions. Nippon Koei continues to promote high quality township and transportation development by applying new technologies such as autonomous vehicle and MaaS and contribute to safe and secure life of people.