"Shinkansen office" is born, telephone OK in the ability diagnostic seat as a workplace, "Smart Glass" rental

The demonstration experiment of the Shinkansen office, which allows telework to be possible on the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen trains, started on June 14.It will be held for about a month on weekdays until July 16th.

There are many business people who open laptops in the Shinkansen car and work.In front of Corona, many passengers were hitting a personal computer keyboard during the day during the day.

However, for those who work, some people may not be able to concentrate because their child's noisy voice is noisy.Conversely, some people may be worried that the operation sound of your keyboard will bother passengers sleeping next to you.Also, when you have a meeting with a mobile phone, it is also a neck that moving from your seat to the deck is manners.In other words, the Shinkansen room is not the best space for working.The Shinkansen office was born from the idea that there would be a vehicle that could work without hesitation.

The second "Shinkansen office" demonstration experiment

On December 15, 2020, JR East announced a plan to use Shinkansen vehicles as a telework office.The company offers free public wireless LAN services in the Shinkansen car, but provides individual communication lines for those who are worried about security."We provide an environment similar to working in a normal office," said Yuji Fukasawa.

On February 1 this year, the demonstration experiment of the Shinkansen office using some trains of the Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayabusa" and "Yamabiko" began.It was scheduled to be held for about a month until February 26, but the Tohoku Shinkansen was damaged by the Fukushima Prefecture Earthquake on February 13, and the demonstration experiment was discontinued on the way.

As a result of this demonstration experiment, "there was a response," said Vice President Tadashi Maekawa at the financial results briefing on May 20.Users said that there were many positive reactions, such as "I can work without hesitation."Nevertheless, there are opinions such as "There is a risk that the screen of the personal computer will be seen by the next person", and the table on the back of the front seat is small and difficult to use.We have to verify whether this can be improved.