Japanese Startups Showcased Innovative Technologies That Empower Consumers to Solve Societal Challenges at CES 2019
Summary
TOKYO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--CES 2019, recently held in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 8-11, represented the first time the Government of Japan showcased its innovative startups and their groundbreaking solutions to a global technology audience of more than 188,000 people. The solutions, which leveraged cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and robotics technologies, showed consumers how to solve societal challenges and make their lives easier. This fully autonomous driving technology, combined with Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) and a personal electric vehicle (EV), enables people with mobility impairments to experience movement in a new way so they can explore the world with greater independence, safety and style. The exhibition was part of the J-Startup Program, a pioneering government initiative launched in June 2018 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI), designed to create optimal environmental conditions to foster 20 unicorns by 2023. Around 100 J-Startup companies were recommended by the Japanese business community as the ones with the potential to achieve unicorn status and receive support from successful entrepreneurs and investors to succeed globally and bring new value to future societies around the world.