newmo's Autonomous Driving Team 'newmo Autonomy' Sponsors 'JSAI 2026' and 'SSII 2026'

newmo Inc.'s autonomous driving team, 'newmo Autonomy,' is pleased to announce its sponsorship of two academic conferences to be held in June 2026: 'The 2026 Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI 2026),' one of Japan's largest academic conferences in AI and image recognition, and 'The 32nd Image Sensing Symposium (SSII 2026).' Through support for leading research communities, the company aims to contribute to the development of academia and industry, while promoting R&D for the social implementation of safe and scalable autonomous driving systems. ■ Background and Purpose of Sponsorship 'newmo Autonomy' is developing a safe and scalable autonomous taxi system to solve regional mobility challenges. In the practical application of autonomous driving technology, 'Artificial Intelligence (AI),' which understands and predicts complex traffic situations, and 'Image Sensing,' which accurately captures the surrounding environment, are essential technological domains that serve as the system's brain and eyes. This time, the company is sponsoring two conferences that are important for both academia and industry: 'JSAI 2026,' which gathers a wide range of knowledge on AI from basic research to application and social implementation, and 'SSII 2026,' which brings together cutting-edge research on image input, processing, recognition, and sensing technologies. Through this sponsorship, the company will support the development of cutting-edge knowledge at both conferences. During the conference periods, its engineers will participate to deepen exchange and dialogue with talented individuals who will co-create the next-generation mobility society. ■ Message to Conference Participants Engineers and researchers from 'newmo Autonomy' are scheduled to participate both on-site and online during the conferences. Those interested in the social implementation of AI models in the autonomous taxi domain, solving challenges in sensing technology, or initiatives in regional transportation through mobility services are encouraged to speak with company members. ■ Event Overview [JSAI 2026 (The 40th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence) Overview] Dates: Monday, June 8, 2026 – Friday, June 12, 2026 Venue: G-Messe Gunma + Online (Hybrid) Organizer: The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence Official Website: https://www.ai-gakkai.or.jp/jsai2026/ [SSII 2026 (The 32nd Image Sensing Symposium) Overview] Dates: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – Friday, June 12, 2026 *newmo's sponsor booth will be open only on Friday, June 12 Venue: Pacifico Yokohama Annex Hall (On-site only) Organizer: Image Sensing Technology Research Group Official Website: https://pub.confit.atlas.jp/ja/event/ssii2026 ■ About newmo newmo is a mobility startup with the mission 'Colorful Regions through Mobility,' operating taxi services, human resources services, and autonomous taxi services. Since its establishment in January 2024, it has brought five taxi operators into its group, supporting regional mobility with approximately 1,400 taxi vehicles and over 2,400 employees in Osaka, Kanagawa, Tokyo, and Okinawa. ■ Recruitment Information newmo's autonomous driving team, 'newmo Autonomy,' is expanding recruitment to support Japan's regional transportation through the realization of autonomous taxis. For details on job openings, please visit the newmo Autonomy website. https://newmo.ai/ Additionally, the autonomous driving team will hold a casual networking event 'Beer Bash' on Wednesday, June 24. Please also check this out. https://newmo-tech.connpass.com/event/395480/ Company Name: newmo Inc. Representative: Naoki Aoyagi, Representative Director and CEO Established: January 4, 2024 Locations: ・Tokyo Office: 11F, Toranomon 37 Mori Building, 3-5-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo ・Autonomous Driving Office (Autonomy Garage Tokyo): AE-2-7-2, 2F, Building A, Tokyo Ryutsu Center, 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo ・Osaka Office: c/o Yumeshima Kotsu, 2-8-16 Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Website: https://newmo.me/