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DRIVING

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2017
Nissan wins converts in Japan with ¥3 million driver-assist minivan
Yusuke Goto would have crashed his Toyota Crown five years ago if the premium sedan hadn't detected the 45-year-old was veering off and righted the steering wheel. So when he found similar features in the cheaper Nissan Serena minivan, it was an easy choice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2017
Honda aims to develop fully self-driving cars by around 2025
The president of Honda Motor Company has said his firm will aim to develop fully self-driving cars by around 2025, amid increasingly fierce international competition to produce autonomous vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2017
Toyota planning ¥100 billion bond issue to focus on R&D
Toyota Motor Corp. is mulling issuing up to ¥100 billion ($900 million) in bonds with maturities of up to 20 years to invest in developing next-generation car technologies, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 15, 2017
Nagoya team working on robot to help elderly drivers stay alert, safe
A research team at Nagoya University is developing a system to help the elderly drive safely using a small robot, with the aim of releasing the technology by 2019.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 12, 2017
Gifu driver gets 30 months for traffic death caused by playing 'Pokemon Go'
A man received 30 months in prison Thursday for causing the death of a woman in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, last August while playing "Pokemon Go" as he was driving.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2017
NPA drafts rules for testing driverless cars on public roads
The National Police Agency reveals a set of rules for companies to follow when testing driverless vehicles in public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 28, 2017
Self-driving Nissan takes to Europe's streets for first time
Guided by cameras and radars, and negotiating traffic and roundabouts, a self-driving Nissan car took to the streets of London on Monday for the carmaker's first European tests of an autonomous vehicle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 17, 2017
Government eyes self-driving car guidelines in fiscal 2017
The government plans to compile guidelines for self-driving cars in fiscal 2017 starting April 1 as it prepares to rework the existing legal framework ahead of the rollout of such vehicles, officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Feb 9, 2017
Designated driver service seeks to prevent drunk driving by U.S. forces
Substitute drivers in Okinawa have started giving U.S. service members a ride home inside bases to reduce incidences of drunken driving in a first in Japan.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 31, 2017
Japan planning safety standards for self-driving vehicles
The transport ministry said Monday it will introduce safety standards for self-driving vehicles in Japan as early as this fall, including an alarm system that sounds 15 seconds after a driver takes his hands off the steering wheel while traveling on a highway.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2017
Traffic deaths fall below 4,000 in Japan for first time in 67 years
The National Police Agency says the drop is due in part to improved vehicle safety.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 3, 2017
Kagawa team finds incense helps students relax and concentrate
Incense has been scientifically proven to make people relax and concentrate on tasks, a team of Japanese researchers said, adding that the findings could be used to help keep drivers alert behind the wheel.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 25, 2016
Denso, NEC to tie up on self-driving technology for automobiles
Major auto parts maker Denso Corp. will team up with NEC Corp. on developing self-driving automobile technology that makes use of artificial intelligence, sources at the two companies said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 22, 2016
Honda in talks with Google's Waymo on self-drive tech
Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it is talking to Waymo, the autonomous driving unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., to try to strike a deal that would put its self-driving technology into some of the Japanese automaker's cars.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2016
Automated driving systems to be tested on Tokyo roads from 2017
The government will test automated driving systems on public roads and highways in Tokyo between 2017 and 2019 in hopes of accelerating commercialization of the technology ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, according to the Cabinet Office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2016
Populism thrives off the automation revolution
The world is on the verge of massive change on the scale of the Industrial Revolution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2016
Toyota Suzuki driven toward alliance amid fear that innovators will overtake them
Toyota Motor Corp. sees the technological revolution shaking up the auto industry as a serious enough threat to its survival that the world's most valuable carmaker will consider partnering with one of its fiercest Japanese rivals.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2016
G-7 transport ministers agree to bolster railway, airline sector cooperation
Transport ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies agreed Sunday to strengthen cooperation in the railway and airline sectors as they wrapped up their three-day meeting in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2016
G-7 transport chiefs vow to take lead in promoting self-driving cars
Transport ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries agreed Saturday to reinforce international cooperation in creating safety regulations to promote self-driving cars.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 21, 2016
License center sign flub: Older drivers are 'terrible'
They were mistakes, but they unintentionally made a serious point: Two signs in clumsy English at a new driver's license center in Kyoto pointed out that older drivers may be unfit to take the wheel.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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