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SELF DRIVING

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2019
Beware of cars with minds of their own
Self-driving vehicles powered by artificial intelligence might not have the same priorities as their human owners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2019
Driverless terminal bus goes on test run at Tokyo's Haneda airport
A minibus decorated with All Nippon Airways Co.'s signature blue and white logo motors across the tarmac at Tokyo's Haneda airport. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary bus, with a person sitting in the driver's seat — except no one is really operating the vehicle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2019
VW and Ford team up on trucks, with joint deals on EVs and self-driving cars likely to follow
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday they will join forces on commercial vans and pickups and are exploring joint development of electric and self-driving technology in moves meant to save the automakers billions of dollars.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2018
Police agency unveils draft bill to allow self-driving vehicles on Japan's roads
The draft bill would allow drivers of such cars to talk on their mobile phones or watch TV.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 4, 2018
Toyota and SoftBank to integrate mobility and AI in new venture
The two industry titans said they are setting up a new joint venture to develop autonomous driving technologies and other on-demand services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2018
NTT Data, Gunma University to test self-driving ride services on public roads near Toyosu
A multiday test involving three self-driving vehicles on public roads will kick off Friday in Tokyo, the IT firm and school behind the experiment said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2018
Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber for development of self-driving cars
Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $500 million in Uber to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, the companies said Monday, in a bid by both firms to catch up with rivals in the hotly competitive autonomous driving business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2018
Four Toyota units to form joint venture to develop self-driving technology
Four auto parts suppliers affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday they are considering jointly developing autonomous driving technology amid intensifying cross-industry competition in the field.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 27, 2018
Autonomous taxi trials carrying passengers begin in Tokyo
A venture firm and a major taxi company began the tryout Monday with an eye on launching the full service around 2020, when Tokyo hosts the Olympics and the Paralympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2018
Toyota to showcase advanced autonomous electric cars at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Toyota Motor Corp. says its e-Palette autonomous electric vehicles will transport athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 18, 2018
ZMP, Hinomaru Kotsu to test driverless taxis on Tokyo roads in August with eye to 2020 launch
Driverless taxis carrying real passengers will start nearly two weeks of testing on public roads in the capital next month with an eye to starting service in 2020, a tech firm and a major cab company said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018
SoftBank and Baidu units tie up to bring autonomous buses to Japan
A subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. and a Japan unit of China's internet search giant Baidu Inc. said Wednesday they have tied up to tap into the Japanese self-driving bus market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 25, 2018
Aichi team develops self-driving robots to tackle labor shortage in farming
Amid a severe shortage of manpower, a team comprised of researchers from private companies and a university in Aichi Prefecture is working on developing a self-driving robot that uses cutting-edge technology to support flower-growing farmers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 4, 2018
Japan aims to launch self-driving vehicle services by 2020
Japan is aiming to launch self-driving vehicle services on public roads by 2020 when Tokyo hosts the Olympics and Paralympics, according to a draft growth strategy presented Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 26, 2018
Tesla agrees to settle class action over Autopilot system that was billed as 'safer'
Tesla Inc. on Thursday reached an agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit with buyers of its Model S and Model X cars who alleged that the company's assisted-driving Autopilot system was "essentially unusable and demonstrably dangerous."
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2018
Police launch expert panel to discuss rules for autonomous vehicles
Police on Tuesday launched an expert panel tasked with discussing driving rules for autonomous vehicles, including a potential revision to road traffic laws.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 16, 2018
Next-generation technology tipped to reboot Asian economies after smartphones peak
The technology boom powering Asia's economies is about to get a reboot.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 4, 2018
Toyota building self-driving test facility in U.S. to trial dangerous scenarios
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it is building a facility in the United States to test dangerous driving scenarios with its autonomous vehicles that are too risky to perform on public roads.
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2018
Safety and self-driving vehicles
The introduction of autonomous vehicles must be based on a broad social consensus that they are a safe and convenient means of transport.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 24, 2018
Yamato and DeNA test autonomous delivery system in Japan
On Tuesday, Yamato Transport Co. and DeNA Co. tested an autonomous vehicle delivery service to gauge the potential of self-driving technology in the field of logistics.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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