| year | month | principal events |
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| 1990 | Mar. | Inauguration of "Road Traffic information liaison council(VICS liaison conference)" members: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Ministry of Construction |
| 1991 | Sep. | "Road Traffic information liaison council(VICS liaison conference) Meeting of promoters " representative: Shoichiro Toyoda |
| Oct. | Inauguration of "VICS Promotion Conference" Purpose: Early realization of VICS Chairman: Mr.Hiroshi Inose members: 201 groups |
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| 1992 | Interim report on FM multiplex telecasting | |
| 1993 | May | "VICS Grand seminar" Venue: Sankei Hall Content: transmission technology and way to bring into business |
| Nov. | VICS open demonstration experiment, and holding of symposium delegates from IVHS America (now-ITS AMERICA), and ERTICO |
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| 1994 | Sep. | Inauguration of preparatory office for foundation of Road Traffic Information Center 20 companies and organizations gathered for intensive studies of project and system in short term |
| 1995 | Jun. | "VICS center(provisional name)" founders meeting |
| Jul. | Inauguration of Road Traffic Information System center First chairman: Masao Kamei |
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| Nov. | Participated in ITS World Congress Yokohama 1995 Exhibiting VICS installed car, and test-ride in ITS World congress 95 in Yokohama Showing the world that it was close to practical use |
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| 1996 | Apr. | Start provision of information in Tokyo area |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Orlando 1996 Publishing the book "The challenges of VICS" |
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| Dec. | Start provision of information in Osaka area | |
| 1997 | Feb. | Test-ride event in "3rd Global warming international conference" to demonstrate VICS information |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Berlin 1997 | |
| 1998 | Feb. | Planning 2nd term development scheme Decision to enlarge coverage area up to additional 15 prefectures, and strengthen the system |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Seoul 1998 | |
| 1999 | Apr. | Launching 24-hour FM multiplex broadcasting service |
| Nov. | Participated in ITS World Congress Toronto 1999 | |
| 2000 | Jun. | Mr.Hiroshi Okuda was inaugurated as 2nd chairman Planning the scheme to develop VICS service nationwide Decided to make remaining 23 prefectures into coverage area by 2002, and to strengthen the system |
| Jul. | Panel exhibit to demonstrate VICS information in Okinawa summit | |
| Nov. | Participated in ITS World Congress Turin 2000 | |
| 2001 | Sep. | Participated in ITS World Congress Sidney 2001 |
| 2002 | Jun. | Mr.Yoichi Morishita was inaugurated as 3rd chairman |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Chicago 2002 | |
| 2003 | Feb. | Nationwide service deployment completed |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Madrid 2003 | |
| 2004 | Jul. | Number of on-board units shipped pass the 10million mark |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Nagoya 2004 | |
| 2005 | Apr. | Operation started at the new office |
| Jul. | The 10th anniversary VICS CENTER establishment | |
| Nov. | Participated in ITS World Congress San Francisco 2005 | |
| 2006 | Mar. | Annual distribution rate of VICS onboard units:3million Aggregate distribution of VICS onboard units:15millinon |
| Apr. | The 10th anniversary VICS SERVICE establishment | |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress London 2006 | |
| 2007 | Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Beijing 2007 |
| Nov. | Aggregate distribution of VICS onboard units surpassed 20million mark | |
| Dec. | Result of investigation into"Socioeconomic Effects of Providing VICS Information"is released to the media | |
| 2008 | Apr. | VICS Second System Center completed |
| Sep. | Technology for "5.8GHz radio wave beacon" disclosed and briefing held | |
| Nov. | VICS FM multiplex broadcasting stations (518 stations) relicensed Participated in ITS World Congress New York 2008 |
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| 2009 | Mar. | Trial of "weather warnings" using VICS FM multiplex broadcasting started |
| Jun. | Fourth Committee Meeting on Research into Sophistication of VICS held | |
| Sep. | Participated in ITS World Congress Stockholm 2009 | |
| Sep. | The cumulative number of VICS onboard units shipped exceeded 25 million |
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| 2010 | Jan. | Official operations for the transmission of weather warning information started |
| Mar. | Transportable FM broadcast equipment prepared for emergency cases | |
| Jul. | The 15th anniversary of VICS CENTER establishment | |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Busan 2010 | |
| 2011 | Jan. | Mr. Katsuaki Watanabe appointed as the 4th chairman |
| Mar. | The cumulative number of VICS onboard units shipped exceeded 30 million | |
| Apr. | The 15th anniversary of the start of VICS SERVICE | |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Orlando 2011 | |
| 2012 | Apr. | FM-VICS Tokyo station starts broadcast from Tokyo Sky Tree |
| May. | Integration of the FM-VICS transmission technique is notified | |
| Jul. | Fifth Committee Meeting on Research into Sophistication of VICS started | |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Vienna 2012 | |
| 2013 | Apr. | Shift to a general incorporated foundation |
| Apr. | Official broadcast of a major tsunami warning started | |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Tokyo 2013 | |
| Nov. | The cumulative number of VICS onboard units shipped exceeded 40 million | |
| 2014 | Mar. | The number of VICS onboard units shipped annually reaches 4 million for the first time |
| Jun. | Mr. Noritaka Kurauchi appointed as the 5th chairman | |
| Sep. | Participated in ITS World Congress Detroit 2014 | |
| Oct. | Name change from "ITS Spot Service" to "ETC2.0 Service" | |
| 2015 | Apr. | Official broadcast of VICS WIDE started |
| Jun. | Sixth Committee Meeting on Research into Sophistication of VICS started | |
| Oct. | The 20th anniversary VICS CENTER establishment | |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Bordeaux 2015 | |
| 2016 | Mar. | The cumulative number of VICS onboard units shipped exceeded 50 million |
| Mar. | Operations of the new Second System Center started | |
| Apr. | The 20th anniversary of the start of VICS SERVICE | |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Melbourne 2016 | |
| 2017 | Sep. | Rolled out nationwide heavy rain Area functionality (VICS WIDE) |
| Oct. | Participated in ITS World Congress Montreal 2017 | |
| Oct.-Dec. | Exhibited at the Motor Shows in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka | |
| 2018 | Jan. | Completed the Sixth Committee Meeting on Research into the Sophistication of VICS |
| Mar. | The 4th mid-term business plan (FY 2018-2022) instituted | |
| Jun. | Mr. Shusaku Nagae appointed as the 6th chairman (Director, Chairman of the Board, Panasonic Corporation) | |
| Jun. | The cumulative number of VICS onboard units shipped exceeded 60 million | |
| Sep. | Participated in ITS World Congress Copenhagen 2018 |