On October 14, the Institute of Creative Industries and Culture (ICIC) held the UDX Open College “Personal Mobility Segway Complete Research” event at the UDX Multispace.

That day Segway Japan President Hiroshi Otsuka was invited to give a presentation on his company’s future direction and to report on business in North America and Europe, as well as to conduct a vehicle demonstration.

In his talk, President Otsuka talked about the company’s current situation and outlook, saying, “The Segway cannot yet drive on the road in Japan under the Road Traffic Law. However, we have gotten positive responses from everyone when we’ve demonstrated it to at all sorts of events and facilities like golf courses. Also, we are beginning to see results for business use, such as more tourists in the Tokachi Millenium Forest and fewer cars broken into in Narita Airport’s parking garages. In the future, in Phase 2 and Phase 3, we hope to hold talks with local governments and public officials, and to popularize the Segway.”

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