Japan aims to win a 30% share of the global market for software-defined vehicles designed to improve performance by upgrading software rather than hardware, the industry and transport ministries said Monday. The target was included in a new strategy released by the ministries for software development for next-generation vehicles with advanced digital technologies. The strategy … Read more
Nissan is planning an autonomous vehicle ride-share service for Japan in three years to address a dearth of taxi drivers amid the nation’s aging population. The company, which will begin a trial service in Yokohama using a Serena-based vehicle, aims to have the program running nationwide by fiscal year 2027, Kazuhiro Doi, vice president of … Read more
FUKUI – The nation’s first vehicle accident involving so-called Level 4 autonomous driving occurred in October due to a failure to visually recognize an object, a local government report said. The report was released recently by the town of Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, where Level 4 driving, or fully automated driving under certain conditions, received approval, … Read more
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) plans to test driverless vehicle technology with Toyota and invest in a U.S. startup developing self-driving systems, a spokesperson for the telecommunications firm said on Monday. NTT aims to start tests with autonomous buses and taxis as early as 2025 and invest about ¥10 billion ($66.91 million) in U.S. startup … Read more