Joint Promotion of a Demonstration Experiment for a Driver Management and Safe Driving Support Service for SMEs Utilizing ETC2.0 Probe Data
OKI, SOMPO Risk Management, and Sompo Japan are jointly conducting a demonstration experiment using ETC2.0 probe data to provide a low-cost driver management service for SMEs.
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Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Takahiro Mori, hereinafter "OKI"), SOMPO Risk Management Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Takahisa Nakamura, hereinafter "SOMPO Risk"), and Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Koji Ishikawa, hereinafter "Sompo Japan") are currently jointly promoting a demonstration experiment for a driver management and safe driving support service utilizing ETC2.0 probe data *1. This demonstration experiment will be completed by the end of April 2026, and consideration for a full-scale release will begin. This service aims to utilize existing ETC2.0 on-board devices and provide them at a price point that is easy for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt. By doing so, it contributes to solving challenges in the logistics and transportation industry, such as driver shortages and soaring fuel costs, and supports the realization of safe and efficient transportation.
1. Background
The domestic logistics and transportation industry is facing challenges such as a worsening driver shortage and soaring fuel costs, making operational efficiency and ensuring transportation safety pressing issues. While the introduction of in-vehicle devices such as drive recorders is progressing in many companies, there are not a few cases where the management of drivers and safe driving measures have not progressed sufficiently because the introduction and operation costs are a burden.
Based on these challenges, the three companies focused on the ETC2.0 on-board devices that come standard on many commercial vehicles, and have advanced demonstration experiments aiming to realize a low-cost, easy-to-implement "driver management and safe driving support service" utilizing existing infrastructure.
2. Overview of the Demonstration Experiment and Provided Services
Overview of the Demonstration Experiment
Probe data obtained from ETC2.0 on-board devices (driving history, behavioral history such as sudden braking and sudden steering) is collected and visualized using OKI's vehicle operation management support cloud service "LocoMobi2.0" *2. This allows operators to easily grasp the location information and driving routes of each vehicle, as well as the locations where dangerous behaviors occurred, on a web screen.
A feature of this service is that it can "utilize already installed in-vehicle devices," and since the cost of purchasing new equipment and the hassle of installation and management are unnecessary, it provides an opportunity for small and medium-sized operators, who have found it difficult to introduce such systems due to cost and operational challenges, to easily take the first step in driver management and safe driving support services.
Purpose of the Demonstration Experiment
- Verification of the effectiveness of the driver management and safe driving support service utilizing ETC2.0 probe data.
- Collecting feedback from adopting companies to improve functions and expand services toward a full-scale release.
Implementation Period
October 2025 - April 2026 (planned)
Provided Functions
- Vehicle management function: Provides a function to check the current location and driving history of vehicles on the web.
- Utilization of behavioral history: Extracts dangerous behavior data such as sudden braking and sudden steering to analyze driving tendencies.
- Data output: Provides driving data and behavioral history data for use in safe driving instruction, etc.
Schematic Diagram
3. Future Development
OKI, SOMPO Risk, and Sompo Japan will improve and upgrade the functions of the service based on the knowledge gained from the demonstration experiment and user feedback, complete the demonstration experiment by the end of April 2026, and proceed with consideration for a full-scale release.
In the future, we will combine SOMPO Risk's risk consulting know-how with OKI's data collection and processing technology to consider implementing analysis reports tailored to the driving characteristics of individual drivers and retention time management functions at logistics hubs. In addition, Sompo Japan will broadly provide this service to customers who have had difficulty introducing safe driving management, thereby helping to reduce corporate accident risks and prevent accidents.
The three companies will continue to contribute to resolving social issues related to mobility and develop and provide new mobility services, aiming to realize a safe and efficient transportation society.
Schematic Diagram
Sompo Japan Overview
Company Name: Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Head Office Location: 1-26-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Establishment: October 1888
President and Representative Director: Koji Ishikawa
URL: https://www.sompo-japan.co.jp/
SOMPO Risk Overview
Company Name: SOMPO Risk Management Inc.
Head Office Location: (Omitted text)
1. Background
The domestic logistics and transportation industry is facing challenges such as a worsening driver shortage and soaring fuel costs, making operational efficiency and ensuring transportation safety pressing issues. While the introduction of in-vehicle devices such as drive recorders is progressing in many companies, there are not a few cases where the management of drivers and safe driving measures have not progressed sufficiently because the introduction and operation costs are a burden.
Based on these challenges, the three companies focused on the ETC2.0 on-board devices that come standard on many commercial vehicles, and have advanced demonstration experiments aiming to realize a low-cost, easy-to-implement "driver management and safe driving support service" utilizing existing infrastructure.
2. Overview of the Demonstration Experiment and Provided Services
Overview of the Demonstration Experiment
Probe data obtained from ETC2.0 on-board devices (driving history, behavioral history such as sudden braking and sudden steering) is collected and visualized using OKI's vehicle operation management support cloud service "LocoMobi2.0" *2. This allows operators to easily grasp the location information and driving routes of each vehicle, as well as the locations where dangerous behaviors occurred, on a web screen.
A feature of this service is that it can "utilize already installed in-vehicle devices," and since the cost of purchasing new equipment and the hassle of installation and management are unnecessary, it provides an opportunity for small and medium-sized operators, who have found it difficult to introduce such systems due to cost and operational challenges, to easily take the first step in driver management and safe driving support services.
Purpose of the Demonstration Experiment
- Verification of the effectiveness of the driver management and safe driving support service utilizing ETC2.0 probe data.
- Collecting feedback from adopting companies to improve functions and expand services toward a full-scale release.
Implementation Period
October 2025 - April 2026 (planned)
Provided Functions
- Vehicle management function: Provides a function to check the current location and driving history of vehicles on the web.
- Utilization of behavioral history: Extracts dangerous behavior data such as sudden braking and sudden steering to analyze driving tendencies.
- Data output: Provides driving data and behavioral history data for use in safe driving instruction, etc.
Schematic Diagram
3. Future Development
OKI, SOMPO Risk, and Sompo Japan will improve and upgrade the functions of the service based on the knowledge gained from the demonstration experiment and user feedback, complete the demonstration experiment by the end of April 2026, and proceed with consideration for a full-scale release.
In the future, we will combine SOMPO Risk's risk consulting know-how with OKI's data collection and processing technology to consider implementing analysis reports tailored to the driving characteristics of individual drivers and retention time management functions at logistics hubs. In addition, Sompo Japan will broadly provide this service to customers who have had difficulty introducing safe driving management, thereby helping to reduce corporate accident risks and prevent accidents.
The three companies will continue to contribute to resolving social issues related to mobility and develop and provide new mobility services, aiming to realize a safe and efficient transportation society.
Schematic Diagram
Sompo Japan Overview
Company Name: Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Head Office Location: 1-26-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Establishment: October 1888
President and Representative Director: Koji Ishikawa
URL: https://www.sompo-japan.co.jp/
SOMPO Risk Overview
Company Name: SOMPO Risk Management Inc.
Head Office Location: (Omitted text)