Summary of Observations on July 1993 Study Tour to Japan

The purpose of this report is to document some lessons learned during the July 3-16, 1993 tour of Japan and Intelligent Vehicles ’93 Symposium attendance by PATH Director Donald E. Orne and Deputy Director/AVCS Program Manager Steven E. Shladover.The tour was arranged by PATH through Japanese contacts to coincide with the Intelligent Vehicles ’93 conference. Most of the contacts were known to PATH either from introductions at various conferences or by visits to PATH offices.Special attention was given by Orne and Shladover to consider the extent to which interaction with government, academic and industrial officials overseas serves both Caltrans and University program purposes. The conclusion is affirmative that program purposes are served.