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Michinori Holdings, Inc. (Michinori HD), Aizu Bus Co., Ltd. (Aizu Bus), DENSO Corporation (DENSO), ABB Bailey Japan Ltd. (ABB Bailey), DAIHEN Corporation (DAIHEN), and Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC (Deloitte Tohmatsu) were awarded a contract for the R&D and Demonstration Project Toward Realization of Logistics MaaS (Mobility as a Service) Using Commercial Vehicles financed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in FY2020. The demonstration project...
DENSO Corporation and DENSO WAVE Incorporated announced that the QR Code, which DENSO invented, has received the prestigious IEEE Milestone award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). IEEE recognized the QR Code for helping to improve the manufacturing and management of companies around the world and for gaining ubiquity worldwide as a critical information-sharing tool in a variety of applications, such as electronic payments. IEEE Milestone IEEE Milestone is an a...
DENSO Corporation announced it has developed a Factory-IoT Platform that connects 130 production factories worldwide with information technology (IT) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, based on the concept of 'as if under one roof'. This is the first in-house development of a cloud-native platform using open-source software in the automotive supplier industry. The newly developed platform stores data collected from a variety of equipment at various production sites in a single...
DENSO Corporation has announced that its smartphone application - NaviBridge is compatible with more than 1,000 car navigation systems. Through NaviBridge, a user can share searched locations on their smartphone with car navigation systems through a single touch, delivering them quick and easy access to important directions and allowing them to focus on what matters most: the road ahead. It comes in iOS and Android versions; both are free. Compatibility DENSO began developing NaviBridge for i...
DENSO Corporation announced it has established the Pittsburgh Innovation Lab, a new U.S. R&D center designed to strengthen open innovation and enhance technology development that enables automated driving. DENSO began operations in Pittsburgh in July 2020. automated driving technologies DENSO’s development of automated driving technologies stems from its broader mission to offer safe and secure means of transportation for all people globally. At the Pittsburgh Innovation Lab, the co...
DENSO Corporation expressed its deepest sympathy to all those affected by the rainstorm disaster in Japan, in July 2020. DENSO Group companies are donating 3,000,000 yen (approximately US$28,000) and 500,000 yen (approximately US$4,600) from the DENSO Group HEARTFUL Fund to the Central Community Chest of Japan, to support the recovery and rebuilding efforts.
DENSO Corporation has established 'Global R&D Tokyo, Haneda' as a new base for R&D on automated driving and related technologies. It is located in Haneda Innovation City, which was opened in 2020. Global R&D Tokyo In April 2018, DENSO set up Global R&D Tokyo near Shinagawa Station, to conduct R&D mainly on automated driving. The newly established Global R&D Tokyo, Haneda will have an office to design and develop automated driving technology, an automotive service buildi...
DENSO announced it has opened an Electrification Innovation Center at its plant in Anjo, Aichi, Japan. The move supports the company’s aggressive development and production of electrified automotive products, systems, and technologies. electric vehicles DENSO has long developed and produced key products for electric vehicles, including inverters and motor generators used in hybrid vehicles and battery packs in mild hybrids, also known as stop-start technology. As part of its efforts to...
DENSO Corporation (DENSO) and Certhon Group (Certhon) announced that they established on May 29, 2020, DENSO AgriTech Solutions, Inc., a sales company focused on providing innovative horticulture solutions. agricultural products The joint venture will offer customers DENSO’s agricultural products, such as the Profarm T-cube, and Certhon’s horticulture products and services. Moreover, it will provide next-generation turn-key horticulture solutions, including agronomy consulting and...
DENSO Corporation and Global Mobility Service Inc. (GMS) announced they will support the delivery of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing kits, which detect COVID-19, and the raw materials for the kits to medical institutions, testing organizations, and pharmaceutical companies in Indonesia. PCR test kits Healthcare workers in Indonesia have relied on imported PCR test kits to trace and fight the virus, but growing demand has caused a shortage of these critical tests. Under the leadership...
DENSO Corporation announced that it established the DENSO Mobility Collaborative Research Center on April 1, jointly with Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) under the university’s industry liaison program. The Collaborative Research Cluster will promote joint research with the support of Tokyo Tech’s Open Innovation Platform from research planning to commercialization. DENSO and Tokyo Tech DENSO and Tokyo Tech have conducted joint research and produced results in many fiel...
AgriD Inc., which DENSO Corporation and Asai Nursery, Inc., jointly established, has started shipping cherry tomatoes cultivated at its newly built greenhouse, one of the largest in Japan, in Inabe City, Mie Prefecture. Japanese agriculture faces severe labor shortages due to the decreasing number and aging of farmers. Smart farming based on robot technology and ICT holds the potential to help farmers compensate for lost labor, while achieving high-quality agricultural production. AgriD AgriD...
DENSO Corporation (DENSO), the second largest advanced automotive technology supplier in the world, has announced its investment in Certhon Group (Certhon), operating mainly in Europe and the United States, to expand the horticulture business in the global market. DENSO and Certhon will collaborate to develop and provide greenhouse solutions. agricultural production system While food demand increases as the global population continues to grow, the number of the agricultural population is decr...
DENSO Corporation announced it is joining a project from D-Wave Systems Inc., the pioneer in quantum cloud service “Leap2”, to give anyone working on problems related to COVID-19 free, immediate access to the company’s quantum computer. As researchers in every industry, such as medical care and infection prevention, are trying to find solutions, the initiative comes in response to a request from the Canadian government for solutions to the pandemic across industries. Hybrid q...
DENSO Corporation expresses its deepest sympathy to all those who have been affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. DENSO Group companies, including DENSO (CHINA) INVESTMENT, are donating a one million CNY (approximately US$145,000) through the Red Cross Society of China to support the recovery.
NSITEXE, Inc., a group company of DENSO Corporation that develops and sells high-performance semiconductor IPs, has completed the development of the DR1000C, the first data flow processor (DFP) product, and started selling the product today. NSITEXE will exhibit the DR1000C at the 12th Automotive World - International Automotive Electronics Technology Expo to be held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight) from Wednesday, January 15 to Friday, January 17, 2020 (booth No....
DENSO Corporation and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated announced the companies’ joint efforts in developing next-generation cockpit systems. In recent years, the amount of information provided by a vehicle to the driver has increased due to advanced driver assistance functions using cameras and sensors, as well as various entertainment functions. human-machine interfaces With these opportunities for vehicle-driver communication, human-machine interfaces...
DENSO Corporation announced that it has taken a stake in PiNTeam Holding GmbH, a German company highly evaluated for its in-vehicle embedded software technology deployed primarily in Europe. With this equity stake, DENSO will accelerate the development of basic software that controls in-vehicle electronic control units (ECUs). Vehicles are becoming increasingly reliant on complex, embedded software due to growing demands for vehicle performance, especially as new systems in advanced driver assi...
DENSO Corporation (DENSO) and NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) will begin validating their jointly developed Vehicle Security Operation Center (V-SOC) technology for monitoring and analyzing vehicle’s security status from January 2020. The two companies are creating the technology to realize resilient security solutions for connected cars. Background Novel automotive technologies and solutions continuously appear when utilizing ICT technology Connected cars are becoming increasi...
On December 16, 2019, DENSO gladly announced the company’s 70th anniversary. DENSO CORPORATION was born in 1949 as “NIPPONDENSO CO., LTD.” in Kariya City of Aichi Prefecture. The company has continued to evolve and perfect its Monozukuri processes, overcoming many difficulties. human-centric mobility society To contribute to the realization of a new, human-centric mobility society that makes everyone happy and to continue to be a company that creates new value. That is...
DENSO Corporation will exhibit at the 46th Tokyo Motor Show, taking place Oct. 24-Nov. 4, 2019, in Tokyo Big Sight. On Oct. 24, at 10:15-10:30 a.m., Koji Arima, president and CEO of DENSO Corporation, will kick off the company’s participation in the show with a press conference. For this year's show, DENSO will focus on three solution areas: “Security Solutions,” “Energy Solutions” and “Connected Solutions” to support its larger show theme of “Imp...
DENSO Corporation and Global Mobility Service, Inc. (GMS) announced today that in October, they will begin field testing a new transport service incorporating small refrigerated parcels to deliver fresh food and other products to commercial facilities and households in Indonesia. In the field test, DENSO and GMS aim to build a cold chain logistics network in the country, and identify and solve potential issues in establishing a new commercial business model for the future. Effectiveness of ref...
DENSO Corporation announced that it will expand the plant of DENSO Hokkaido Corporation, one of its group companies, as part of its efforts to increase production of semiconductor sensors, enhance its domestic production system and boost DENSO group’s competitiveness. DENSO will invest about 11 billion yen by 2025 to complete the expansion and increase production. Construction is scheduled to start in July 2020 and to be completed in June 2021. Production is planned to start in stages in...
DENSO Corporation and BlackBerry Limited announced the first integrated HMI (Human Machine Interface) digital cockpit system with BlackBerry® QNX technology has shipped in the first vehicles by pioneering Japanese automotive manufacturer, SUBARU. The technology, named DENSO ‘Harmony Core™’ will be available first in the United States from Autumn 2019 in the all-new 2020 SUBARU Legacy and Outback (U.S. model). data-driven connected vehicles Co-developed by BlackBerry and...
Beyond Next Ventures Inc. and DENSO Corporation, announced that they have established OPExPARK Inc., a carve-out to develop the businesses utilizing OPeLiNK®. OPExPARK will develop and sell systems that integrate information from surgery equipment, produce educational content for surgeons, and offer distribution services. Business strategies and plans OPExPARK is a carve-out from the first company that utilized this program Beyond Next Ventures, which provides incubation funding for tech...
DENSO Corporation, the world’s second-largest mobility supplier, celebrated the grand opening of its Seattle Innovation Lab, which will strengthen the company’s development of connected technologies and advance its Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform. software-based solutions The lab supports DENSO’s recent expansion into software-based solutions to complement its hardware expertise, bolsters its North American R&D strategy, and helps actualize its long-term plan aimed...
DENSO Corporation, the world’s second-largest mobility supplier, and Smiths Manufacturing (Pty) Limited, owned by Metair Investments Limited, announced they have established DENSO Sales South Africa (Pty) Limited, a joint venture dedicated to selling aftermarket products and services in Southern Africa. South Africa has one of the largest economies in Africa, and car ownership is the highest in the region. Increase convenience for customers The new company will help ensure safety and in...
DENSO Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation agreed to establish a joint venture for research and advanced development of next-generation, in-vehicle semiconductors. The two companies will study the details and aim to establish the new company in April 2020. in-vehicle semiconductors It is necessary to develop next-generation semiconductors that are integral to technology innovations Recently, electronic controls have been increasingly implemented in vehicles. Furthermore, the number of in...
DENSO Corporation announced that Nippon Wiper Blade Co., Ltd. and Asahi Manufacturing Co., Ltd., both of which are subsidiaries of DENSO Corporation, will merge on October 1, 2019, and make a new start as DENSO Wiper Systems, Inc. With the auto industry undergoing a once-in-a-century transformation, the business environment is changing significantly due to swift innovations in CASE (connected, autonomous, shared, and electrified) technologies. automated driving technologies The wiper system b...
DENSO, the world’s second-largest mobility supplier, has partnered with Honeywell, a Fortune 100 company and aerospace manufacturer, to develop hybrid-electric and fully-electric propulsion systems for urban air mobility. By converging their automotive and aerospace expertises, DENSO and Honeywell seek to create propulsion systems that make air travel cleaner, quieter, more efficient and easier to maintain. Air mobility vehicles Urban air mobility is intended to provide more efficient m...
