KARIYA (Japan) – DENSO Corporation announced today that it will begin tests of vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems on public roads in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan in April. The Japanese government’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) approved this project as one of the special deregulation zone projects for ubiquitous Internet networking.

Vehicle-to-vehicle communication allows vehicles to interact with each other via radio waves by sending and receiving information. This technology is expected to improve traffic safety, such as in the prevention of vehicle collisions.

In the tests, DENSO will conduct vehicle-to-vehicle communication using its in-vehicle communications devices at the Ultra High Frequency band between 669 and 679 MHz, and frequency band between 5811.5 and 5828.5 MHz to measure noise and other conditions while vehicles are traveling.

DENSO Abashiri Testing Center Corporation, DENSO’s subsidiary in Abashiri, has proving grounds that will enable an effective comparison of results from tests performed on public roads and those of tests performed on a test track. Abashiri was also chosen as the test location for its preferable geographical and climate conditions. The tests are scheduled to continue through March 2011.

“Through these tests, we expect to improve the performance and reliability of our in-vehicle communication devices to provide stable communications,” said Oyuki Ogawa, DENSO’s executive vice president in charge of the Engineering Research & Development Center.

Among the 22 projects approved by MIC at this time, DENSO also is a member of two consortiums for two different projects that will conduct road tests of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-road communications in different areas of Japan. DENSO will provide its in-vehicle communication devices to the two projects.

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 112,000 people in 32 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 totaled US$30.6 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges in Japan. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.

1.      Established: 2002

2.      Location: 708 Kitayama, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan

3.      Ownership: 100 percent owned by DENSO

4.      President: Hiroyuki Wakabayashi

5.      Business description: In-vehicle and duration tests of new products and systems. Management of proving ground.

6.      Employees: 10

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