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DRIVING

COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 16, 2016
Fast and furious
I was stopped for speeding along this stretch last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2016
Self-driving vehicle tests won't need permission to use public roads, say NPA guidelines
Japan will not impose time and place restrictions on autonomous driving tests on public roads, according to draft guidelines released by the National Police Agency last week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2016
U.S. christens self-driving, sub-hunting warship to meet China, Russia threat, eyes Japan tests
The U.S. military on Thursday christened an experimental self-driving warship designed to hunt for enemy submarines, a major advance in robotic warfare at the core of America's strategy to counter Chinese and Russian naval investments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2016
Missile-maker adapts guidance systems for self-driving cars
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a supplier of air-to-air missiles to Japan's armed forces, is looking to adapt the technologies it originally developed for military use to help autonomous driving cars detect obstacles and avoid collisions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 14, 2016
Aichi firm touts automated driving technology
Aisin Seiki Co. is putting its automated driving technology to practical use by developing a system that can pull a vehicle safely to the side of a road if the driver becomes suddenly incapacitated.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2016
Nissan disables Leaf electric car app after cross-continent hack
Nissan Motor Co. has disabled a mobile application for controlling its Leaf electric car after a security researcher demonstrated how hackers could access temperature controls and other functions from across continents.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2016
'Affluenza' teen flown back to Texas, placed in juvenile detention
The American teenager derided for a defense of "affluenza" in the killing four people while driving drunk arrived back in Texas on Thursday after being deported from Mexico and was placed in juvenile detention.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016
Have apps, won't bother learning how to drive
For many young people today, there's a new rite of passage that's bigger than learning to drive: getting your first phone number.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 14, 2015
Abe and the media get ahead of themselves on driverless cars
In a new TV commercial for Nissan, American actress Charlotte Kate Fox, who appeared in last year's NHK morning drama series, "Massan," is driving on city streets at night. She pushes a button on the dashboard and slowly takes her hands off the steering wheel. The car continues to move, making turns...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 14, 2015
A leap in the dark
Watch out! Didn't you see me?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Nov 9, 2015
Taxi firm hopes to have driverless cabs on the road by 2020
By the time Tokyo hosts the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2020, self-driving cars may be a feature on Japan's roads as local automakers work to develop the technology in the next five years.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2015
Like the suburbs? You'll love driverless cars
Driverless cars are on the way, and their impact is going to change our lives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Japan government looks to self-driving cars, drones to spur innovation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ease regulations to allow self-driving cars to be tested on public roads from fiscal 2017 with the aim of companies providing the service for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 2, 2015
In the rearview mirror: Car designer warns of Google game-changer
The days of cheap and cheerful cars like the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla may be numbered as technology firms Google and Apple muscle into the auto industry and change the way people own and drive automobiles.

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