EVALUATION OF VICS FM MULTIPLEXBROADCASTING SYSTEM

摘要

VICS-FM multiplex broadcasting service now covers the whole nation and the number of VICSrnunit users has already exceeded 10 million mark. Recently, vehicles with onboard VICS unitsrnhave accounted for over 60% of annual new passenger-car sales. The volume of road trafficrninformation broadcast is increasing year by year and various transmission and receptionrnimprovements have been made. Among these have been efforts to cope with the expandingrnvolume of information, improve simplified graphics expression, improve reception capability,rnand to enhance the system reliability. Thus, the VICS Center is making efforts to givernimproved services to VICS users.