Alpine Alpine Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6770, representative director: Nyhiro Kuriyama, headquarters: Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as "Alpine Alpine") developed the "location information management system", through the dedicated communication type driving recorder to the vehicle The location is located, and the location of the vehicle is confirmed in real time through the location information management console, which contributes to the improvement of the business efficiency of the car rental company. Alps Alpine also helps to reduce the customer's installation cost by constructing a system that links with the dash cam that is in high demand. And the location information management system has been sold by Alpine Marketing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Alpine Marketing"), a group company engaged in the sales of commercial car audio equipment, in July this year. In recent years, as the number of car-free families with young people as the mainstream has increased, and factors such as avoiding the use of public transportation due to concerns about the impact of the new crown epidemic, self-driving car rental has shown an upward trend. But on the other hand, car rental companies are facing frequent cases of returning cars overtime without contacting them or even failing to return cars altogether. If the vehicle cannot be returned as expected, not only will it not be possible to successfully enter the return-receiving preparation procedure, but also a survey of unreturned vehicles, processing of reserved customers, and various coordination will be required, resulting in a decline in business efficiency.

Alpine Alpine Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6770, President: Nyhiro Kuriyama, Headquarters: Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as "Alpine Alpine") has updated the navigation application "ALPINE SmartX", which will be on sale in October 2020, to support Japanese, 4 languages: English, Chinese, and Korean. From July this year, the updated version will be provided by Alpine Marketing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Alpine Marketing"), a group company responsible for the sales of on-board audio equipment, to traffic operators, second-hand car dealers, and logistics MaaS operators start selling. Although the spread of the new crown epidemic has led to a sharp decrease in foreigners visiting Japan, with the accelerated vaccination process in various countries around the world, it is expected that after the relaxation of exit restrictions, the number of foreigners visiting Japan will recover and the demand for tourism to Japan will increase. In the journey that accompanies the new crown/post-new crown era, in order to reduce contact with others, it is expected that there will be an increase in the number of sightseeing cases that choose to rent a car and self-driving instead of taking public transportation. Alpine Alpine`s navigation application "ALPINE SmartX" will be on sale in October 2020*1, which perfectly inherits the well-received functions of the large-screen car navigation "Big X" series for the market. The customer group is car Mainly leasing operators. In order to cope with the increasing demand for travel to Japan in the future, we have updated the program of "ALPINE SmartX". After the update, in addition to Japanese, it also supports 4 languages including English, Chinese, and Korean. By selecting any language on the language setting page displayed after the application is started, the page display and voice prompts will be performed according to the set langu

Monitoring the CO2 and temperature and humidity parameters of the surrounding environment through high-precision sensors Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6770, President and CEO: Toshihiro Kuriyama, Headquarters: Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as "Alps Alpine") has developed a system for monitoring the carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and temperature and humidity parameters of the surrounding environment High-precision air environment sensor module. Contribute to the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic by monitoring indoor ventilation and temperature and humidity in places such as restaurants and entertainment venues. In addition to CO2 and temperature and humidity sensors, this module will also integrate sensors for detecting PM2.5, volatile organic compounds (VOC) and alcohol. We will continue to conduct market research and extend it to a wide range of uses such as the energy-saving function of white goods to help curb global warming and the anti-drowsy function of driving safe travel. The product plans to start mass production in 2022. R & D background Although there has been progress in the development of new coronavirus vaccines, the global epidemic has shown no signs of subsiding. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan pointed out that there are three common characteristics in places where group infections are found-"in a confined space with poor ventilation", "multiple people gathering", and "close distances (reach out for each other). Distance) to talk or speak". In order to effectively prevent and control, in business places where people gather in restaurants, entertainment venues, etc., the number of people will be restricted, business hours will be shortened, alcohol disinfe

Pilot introduction of the air input solution AirInput™ used in the elevator operation panel and interior lighting switch of Recruit's new office building Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6770, representative director: Nyhiro Kuriyama, headquarters: Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as "Alps Alpine") piloted the introduction of a non-touch operation air input solution using an original high-sensitivity electrostatic capacitance sensor AirInput™ is used for elevator operation panels and lighting switches in the new office building of Recruit Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Kitamura Yoshihiro, hereinafter referred to as "Recruit"). This introduction was completed by us and Cosmos More Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Toshio Edahiro, hereinafter referred to as "Cosmos More"), which is engaged in the facility management business. The introduction of this pilot program can accumulate practical experience and knowledge on site, which will accelerate the productization of AirInput™ in a broad market. To meet the public space's unwillingness to touch due to the risk of infectious diseases such as the new crown virus, and strive to contribute to the new normal society. In the input operations of public spaces such as elevator switches, toilet flushing switches, and tram ticket vending machines, direct touch operations are performed due to reasons such as [I don`t know who has touched it", [operating parts are not clean", [own hands are dirty", etc. Scenes with conflicts abound. With the recent spread of the new crown epidemic around the world, this sense of resistance has become stronger than before. Although epidemic prevention and control measures such as alcohol disinfection have been adopted in public facilities, the new normal society has put forward higher req

Developed 5G NR module for in-vehicle use and started sampling Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6770, President: Nenhiro Kuriyama, Headquarters: Tokyo (hereinafter referred to as "Alps Alpine") has developed the first in-vehicle 5G NR*1 module "UMNZ1 series" as a Japanese company. The realization process of the 5G solution-oriented society in automobiles has been sampling since March. The 5th generation mobile communication system (5G) has the characteristics of ultra-high speed, ultra-low latency, and simultaneous connection of multiple points. It is an important technology to support the future communication society. The automotive industry also benefited greatly from the CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Services, Electric) period of great changes. The V2X system enables the car to communicate with and interconnect with various other transportation infrastructure, other vehicles, pedestrians, etc., It is said that the combination of it and 5G will promote the IoT of automobiles, such as real-time feedback of traffic conditions to navigation, real-time downloading of high-definition video and watching on the car interior display, etc., which can make this type of in-vehicle infotainment system high-end, and The state of the car can be grasped through various sensor information, and the maintenance and repair of the car can be made more efficient. In particular, one of them fills in a function that the traditional V2X system has not fully realized-speed adjustment according to signal lights or other vehicle conditions, etc., to realize the functions necessary for completely unmanned driving, which is highly anticipated by the public. In today's soci

Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6770, President: Ninhiro Kuriyama, Headquarters: Tokyo (hereinafter referred to as "Alps Alpine") will expand the product lineup of the "SPVQ8" series of small switches that detect automobile doors, etc., and add SPVQ8H series. The "Small Detector Switch SPVQ8" currently sold by Alps Alpine has won praise for its smallest size and rich product styles in the industry. This time Alps Alpine will further expand its product lineup to respond to a wider range of customer needs. With the development of automotive electronics, the market has also put forward smaller and lighter requirements for the electronic devices used in it. The same is true for door latches*1. Miniaturization and thinning have become the mainstream, which requires smaller detection switches. In order to improve the design freedom of customers and realize the diversified operation of the latch cam*2, the demand for supporting long strokes is increasing. For this reason, the model with "actuator" will be added to the existing small detection switch SPVQ8 series . The "with actuator" switch can expand the detection range (vertical and horizontal) and improve stability, thereby realizing a longer life by mitigating shocks. In addition, there are requirements for hood latches and side door latches*3 for the tensile strength of the cable harness and the strength of the actuator. Therefore, by adding a shell to the original product to improve robustness, and to improve installation compatibility, it will be sold with "SPVQ8H series" with two shell shapes.