Camera vehicle safty tracking is a system that promptly provides the latest necessary road traffic information to drivers via car
navigation equipment this helps with vehicle tracking
The driver gets real-time information like traffic backup situations or traffic regulations. It is
not necessary to pay for a piece of information. Charge is included in the cost for
equipments. Japanese drivers have the benefit of VICS. At the same time it is a principal
solution to reduce problems of traffic congestions.
The VICS Center processes and edits information about traffic congestions, road control and
other traffic information. All information is sent in words and graphics to the navigation
devices installed in vehicles being tracked
“VICS is a constituent of the Advanced Mobile Information System in traffic
information supply activities carried out by the police, the traffic administrator;
The National Police Agency, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (present: Ministry
of Public Management, Home Affairs and Telecommunications) and the Ministry of
Construction and of fleet management and safety (present: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) established the "VICS
Consultative Liaison Council; in March 1990. In October 1991, 203 corporations and
organizations one year later established the VICS Promotion Council;.
ITS ; Intelligent Transport Systems in Japan
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This service was introduced in April 1996 in the Metropolis of Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture,
Chiba Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture and Tomei ; Meishin expressways. Since then road
traffic information have been provided and the service has been improved until today.
In March 1998 the car tracking  service was expanded to all expressways nationwide and to
ordinary roads in other prefectures with large cities by the end of 2001. Thus VICS can be
used in 32 prefectures. The nationwide service on all roads in Japan will be introduced in the
year 2003, seven years after the introduction in April 1996 . A map of all
areas covered by the service of VICS can be found at the end of the essay (Attachment 1).
The number of vehicles equipped with VICS-compatible car navigation equipment reached
3.17 million VICS units in June 2001. At present 84% of retained motor vehicles and about
86% of drivers; license holders in Japan receive services from VICS .