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Tokyo, October 28, 2025 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems (MHI-MS), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, will exhibit at the “Japan Mobility Show 2025″(Note1) held at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku, Tokyo) from October 30 to November 9. At East Hall 7, MHI-MS will present its autonomous parking robot, merging support system, and adverse weather automated-driving research environment demonstrating how these technologies and applications will help create a more comfortable and safer ‘mobility society’ in the near future.

■ Autonomous Parking Robot

This robot autonomously transports and parks vehicles on behalf of people. It is designed for use in finished vehicle automated transport(Note2) and automated valet parking(Note3).

Finished vehicle automated transport significantly improves working conditions for personnel engaged in vehicle transport, even in harsh environments such as severe weather or extreme heat. It also addresses logistics industry demands, including digital transformation (DX) and decarbonization.

Automated valet parking enables the robot to find and park vehicles in vacant spaces, effectively turning distant, underutilized parking spots into “close” ones. This reduces driver distraction caused by searching for parking spaces, thereby preventing accidents related to inattention. Moreover, by reducing vehicle circulation within parking facilities, it helps reduce CO₂ emissions, contributing to a society that is good for both people and the environment.

At the venue, visitors will have the opportunity to experience the future of mobility firsthand with the first public display of the actual autonomous parking robot.

■ Merging Support System

This system supports safe and smooth merging onto main highways, one of the most challenging scenarios in autonomous vehicle demonstration tests. The mechanism will be introduced through video presentations at the show.

■ Adverse Weather Automated-driving Research Environment

To ensure a safe and secure mobility society, this facility recreates harsh natural environments indoors, including rain, fog, snow, and glare, and combines these with various driving scenarios with high precision and repeatability. It allows efficient evaluation of the safety and reliability of advanced driver assistance systems and highly automated vehicles under any weather conditions, accelerating the social implementation of autonomous driving. The venue will feature videos of testing operations and exhibits explaining the facility.

MHI-MS and the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group leverage their expertise in traffic system development, plant construction, and manufacturing of diverse machinery to support efficient development and verification of automated mobility. This is achieved through advanced monitoring and communication technologies, sophisticated environmental control, digital twin technologies, and mechatronics, all contributing to shaping the future of mobility.

• 1 See the following website regarding the Japan Mobility Show 2025.
  https://www.japan-mobility-show.com/en/
• 2 Finished vehicle automated transport: Systems that autonomously move finished vehicles within automobile factories, dealerships, inspection centers, and motor pools. They operate 24/7, addressing driver shortages while ensuring safe and cost-effective transport.
• 3 Automated valet parking: After the driver stops at a designated boarding/disembarking area near the destination, the vehicle transport robot moves the vehicle to a vacant parking space. When retrieving the vehicle, the robot returns it to the designated area at the pre-specified time via a smartphone app. This eliminates the inconvenience of searching for parking and reduces the risk of door dings and collisions with adjacent vehicles.

Linklaters acted as the Hong Kong and US counsel for the sole sponsor and other underwriters on the global offering and listing of H shares of SANY Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (SANY Heavy Industry) on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), raising approximately US$1.72bn.

This listing marks one of the world’s largest heavy industry IPOs in recent years. It is also the third-largest IPO in Hong Kong SAR this year. The offering attracted a strong line-up of 23 cornerstone investors with a total cornerstone investment of over US$700m, reflecting robust market recognition of SANY Heavy Industry and underscoring Hong Kong’s status as a premier international capital market.

SANY Heavy Industry is an innovation- and technology-driven global leader in the construction machinery industry. It is China’s largest and the world’s third-largest construction machinery company. As one of the pioneering Chinese construction machinery companies to expand internationally, it has established an integrated global ecosystem across operations, products, services, research and development and manufacturing. Its products have reached customers in over 150 countries and regions.

The Linklaters team was led by partner and Head of Greater China ECM Christine Xu, Special Senior Adviser and New Economy Team Leader (Greater China) Oliver Zhong, capital markets partner Lipton Li and corporate partner Donnelly Chan, supported by counsel Queenie Tong. Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations Counsel Michael Lamson also provided specialist support on international trade.

Partner and Head of Greater China ECM Christine Xu commented:

“We are delighted to have supported this landmark transaction for SANY Heavy Industry. This successful listing highlights Hong Kong’s role as an international capital markets hub and demonstrates strong investor confidence in SANY’s innovation-driven and technology-focused strategy. It also reflects our team’s ability to deliver seamless, cross-border legal advice on complex, high-profile offerings. We look forward to continuing to support more companies as they access global capital markets.”

Linklaters’ highly acclaimed Greater China ECM team provides seamless legal support on pre-IPO investments, IPOs, post-listing compliance and equity financing, including advising on the recent HKEX IPOs of CATL, Chery and Sanhua Intelligent, as well as share placings for Minieye Technology and RoboSense.