Jan 26, 2018
“The firm [ZMP] says that by 2020, it hopes to have driverless taxis in use that can transport customers from Haneda Airport or Tokyo Station to Olympic venues. Company officials say they will continue testing to develop the technology as quickly as possible.”
A number of regional areas with growing elderly populations and limited bus services are also keen to trial driverless shuttles.
Driverless cars may also assist with personnel shortages: “Hinomaru Kotsu is a taxi company in Tokyo working with a firm that developed the technology for the latest test. It says the average age of its drivers is nearly 60, and that about 100 of its 1,400 drivers are 70 or older.”