WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR ROAD INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY GLOCAL-EYEZ HAS PASSED THE NATIONAL AUTOMATIC ROAD MEASURING DEVICE PERFORMANCE TEST ("NATIONAL PERFORMANCE TEST") CONDUCTED IN CHINA. GLOCAL-EYEZ IS THE FIRST VEHICLE USING TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN BE COMPLETED ONLY WITH A SMARTPHONE TO PASS THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION TEST IN CHINA. ■OVERVIEW OF THE "NATIONAL ROAD AUTOMATIC MEASURING DEVICE PERFORMANCE TEST "IN THE "NATIONAL PERFORMANCE TEST," A LOCAL RENTAL CAR EQUIPPED WITH A SINGLE SMARTPHONE WAS DRIVEN AS USUAL TO PERFORM MEASUREMENTS. THIS WAS THE FIRST ROAD SURFACE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY TO PASS THE LOCAL "NATIONAL PERFORMANCE TEST" IN CHINA THAT DID NOT REQUIRE SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND COULD THUS BE COMPLETED USING ONLY A SMARTPHONE. THE RESULTS SHOW THE HIGH LEVEL AND USEFULNESS OF THE TECHNOLOGY, WITH A WIDE RANGE OF ITEMS PASSING THE TEST, INCLUDING "CRACK RATE," "WIDTH OF THE ROAD," "REPRODUCIBILITY AT EACH SPEED," "CAMERA RESOLUTION," AND "IRI. IN RECENT YEARS, NEW TYPES OF ROAD SURFACE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES UTILIZING SMARTPHONES AND DRIVE RECORDERS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED ONE AFTER ANOTHER AROUND THE WORLD IN RESPONSE TO THE RAPID PROGRESS OF AI TECHNOLOGY AND THE TREND TOWARD DX. COMPETITION TO DEVELOP SUCH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES AND TO CAPTURE MARKETS IN THESE FIELDS IS INTENSIFYING. AGAINST THIS BACKDROP, IT IS NECESSARY TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND FLEXIBLY TO THE CUSTOMIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY TO MEET LOCAL REQUIREMENTS WHEN EXPANDING OVERSEAS. IN ADDITION, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFIRM THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN THE LOCAL MARKET BY PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL ACCREDITATION TESTS, AND TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE TECHNOLOGY BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THESE TESTS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE FURTHER EFFORTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO ROAD INSPECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD BY SPREADING THE TECHNOLOGY ORIGINATING IN JAPAN TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

Our company's road inspection technology using smartphones was featured in the Asahi Shimbun Digital (January 21) and the Asahi Shimbun Morning Edition (February 3). We would like to inform you about it. Article title: "'On-site' is not only a reality: Construction and Metaverse Fusion to Commonize Data" https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASR1K67H2R1JPLBJ001.html

WE HAVE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A MONODZUKURI (MANUFACTURING) SUBSIDY (OFFICIAL NAME: SUBSIDY FOR PROMOTION OF PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT IN MANUFACTURING, COMMERCE, AND SERVICES AS AMENDED IN FISCAL 2048). THE THEME OF THE PROJECT IS "DEVELOPMENT OF A DEDICATED DEVICE FOR THE OPERATION OF A NEXT-GENERATION AUTOMATED REAL-TIME ROAD MANAGEMENT PLATFORM. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE WILL REALIZE FULL REAL-TIME OPERATION (DATA TRANSMISSION AND PROCESSING) OF THE GLOCAL-EYEZ ROAD INSPECTION DX SYSTEM.

We are pleased to announce that the passing of the performance verification test of the vehicle equipped with "GLOCAL-EYEZ" has been published in "NIKKEI Mobility". Nikkei Mobility] ▼ Smart City Technology Institute, etc., conducts high-precision road surface inspection using smartphones [Press Release] ▼ Vehicles equipped with "GLOCAL-EYEZ" have passed the performance verification test for automatic road surface condition measurement equipment in FY2022.

(A vehicle equipped with the "GLOCAL-EYEZ" smartphone-based road inspection DX system, jointly developed by Smart City Technology Institute, Inc. and Nichireki Corporation, has passed the "2022 Performance Verification Test of Automatic Road Surface Property Measurement System" (hereafter, Performance Verification Test) conducted by the Public Works Research Institute, Japan. The vehicle equipped with GLOCAL-EYEZ has passed the "2022 Performance Verification Test of Automatic Road Surface Texture Measurement System" conducted by the Public Works Research Center. GLOCAL-EYEZ" is a technology that enables measurement of road surface properties simply by attaching a smartphone to an ordinary vehicle and driving as usual. The vehicle was able to pass the test. For more information, please visit: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000003.000107939.html

SINCE ITS RELEASE IN AUGUST 2021, GLOCAL-EYEZ HAS BEEN TESTED IN MORE THAN 40 MUNICIPALITIES IN JAPAN OVER THE PAST YEAR, OF WHICH MORE THAN 10 MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ADOPTED THE SYSTEM FOR A FEE. IN ADDITION, THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY MATCHING PROJECTS AT NATIONAL HIGHWAY OFFICES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAUS TO SUPPORT THE UPGRADING AND STREAMLINING OF ROAD DISASTER PREVENTION IN THEIR DAILY PATROL OPERATIONS. IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL NOT ONLY SUPPORT PATROLS, BUT ALSO FURTHER ENHANCE OUR TECHNOLOGY TO EVALUATE ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS WITH HIGH ACCURACY TO REALIZE GLOCAL-EYEZ'S GOAL OF "MOVING FROM PATROLS TO INSPECTIONS". TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CLOUD SERVICES, GLOCAL-EYEZ IS CURRENTLY BEING USED IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS CHINA, THE UNITED STATES, UZBEKISTAN, AUSTRALIA, AND DUBAI, AND ITS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES ARE RECOGNIZED AROUND THE WORLD.