- Application period
Accelerator program “DraPla Innovation Lab”
Five companies selected for Phase III selection
-Aiming to create "new value" for future Expressway
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January 31, 2024
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) was selected from a total of 84 applications as a company selected for the third phase of the accelerator program "DraPla Innovation Lab", which was open from August 1st to October 2nd, 2025. , we have selected five companies. We will continue to further consider creating new value.
Adopted companies / Proposal content (company name in alphabetical order)
| company name | Overview |
|---|---|
and.d Co., Ltd.
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Tourism promotion with AI tourism assistant ~Supporting regional tourism with multilingual AI bots~ We will trial develop and verify our original tourism AI bot as a new information dissemination tool to promote tourism using Expressway. |
Satoyume Co., Ltd.
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SA/PA as the entrance to the "region" ~Establishment of local bases and local antenna shops that tell local stories~ We will conduct a trial verification in SA/PA of its effectiveness as an antenna shop for multiple regions, discovering the charm of a region and disseminating information about people, things, and things that have unique stories of the region. |
| dynamic map Platform Co., Ltd. 
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Advancing the management of underground objects on Expressway ~Investigation and visualization of underground objects using advanced detection technology using radar~ We will trial and verify exploration and survey technology using high-performance radar sensing technology, with the aim of confirming the buried state of optical cables, etc., and saving labor in procedures related to construction work close to buried objects. |
Planet Savers Co., Ltd.
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CO2 capture from the atmosphere using DAC (Direct Air Capture) technology ～Challenge to reduce total amount of CO2～ As part of our contribution to carbon neutrality, we will test and verify a prototype device that directly absorbs and captures CO2 from the atmosphere, with the aim of reducing the total amount of CO2 that cannot be achieved through energy conservation or emissions reduction. |
Liva Co., Ltd.
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Revitalizing the Tsunagu region through food ~Providing a new form of tasting at SA/PA aimed at experiential food showrooming~ We will set up a store specializing in sampling locally-based products in SA/PA and conduct trial verification of providing new value experiences to customers and evaluating products. |
Recruitment overview
August 1st to October 2nd, 2020
- Total number of applications
84 items
- Recruiting theme
- Updating Expressway projects for the next generation
- Improving the value of SA/PA
- Strengthening regional collaboration and creating new businesses based on various assets
- Contribution to a sustainable society and business operations
- Judging criteria
Significance, future potential, feasibility, etc. of the initiative
- verification budget
25 million yen in total
What is DraPla Innovation Lab?
We will further promote our open innovation and work with companies that have new technologies and service ideas to verify technology and business models through our lab, while working to realize next-generation Expressway services, revitalize local communities, and address social issues. The aim is to create a business that solves the following.
Our company has supported the safety, security, comfort, and convenience of our customers by connecting communities. In addition to these, we aim to provide "new value" for the movement of people, goods, and events, and to operate in a sustainable manner. We will continue to strengthen our efforts to create new value.
The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs and transforms into a new future society," and is making various efforts.
We believe that this" DraPla Innovation Lab" initiative will contribute to the SDGs goals No. 8 and No. 17 as business activities that lead to co-creation and social implementation of new services and products with partner companies. ..
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