Waymo, Japanese Partners Target Driverless Taxi Service in Tokyo in 2027
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Waymo has partnered with a Japanese company to launch a driverless taxi service in Tokyo, aiming for full commercial operation in 2027. The service will initially deploy smaller vehicles before expanding to around 100 cars in key areas of the city.
Waymo, Japanese partners target driverless taxi service in Tokyo in 2027
Alphabet's autonomous driving unit Waymo, Japanese taxi app operator GO and taxi company Nihon Kotsu said on Tuesday they aim to launch Japan's first fully autonomous commercial taxi service in Tokyo in 2027.
Waymo Aims to Launch in Tokyo in 2027
Waymo, based in Mountain View, California, brought its first vehicles to Tokyo last year to begin initial testing. This made Japan the first region outside the U.S. where Waymo vehicles were deployed, with the added challenge that Japan drives on the left and its streets are much narrower than in the U.S. Waymo’s partners in…
GO, a taxi-hailing app; Waymo, a subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet; and Nihon Kotsu announced on the 15th that they aim to operate Japan's first fully driverless taxis in Tokyo by 2027. They plan to gradually introduce around 100 self-driving taxis.
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