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Tokyo Police Create Autonomous Driving Accident Unit
Tokyo police to launch dedicated unit for autonomous driving accident investigations in 2027.
In brief
Tokyo police to launch dedicated unit for autonomous driving accident investigations in 2027. Tokyo police will establish a section to investigate and prevent autonomous driving accidents starting next spring as Japan prepares for its first commercial driverless taxi service in 2027. Originally reported by The Japan…
Tokyo police to set up section
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department plans to set up next spring a section dedicated to the investigation and prevention of accidents involving autonomous driving.
High-level skills needed for investigations
High-level knowledge and skills are necessary to investigate the causes of such accidents and the Tokyo police hope to accumulate expertise and share it with police departments in other prefectures amid the spread of autonomous…
New section handles Level 4 services
The new section, to be created within the police department’s traffic bureau, will be in charge of handling applications for Level 4 services, under which a system handles all driving operations under specified conditions, as…
Waymo and Japanese firms launch driverless taxis
Taxi-hailing app operator Go, U.S. self-driving technology firm Waymo and taxi operator Nihon Kotsu announced in September that they will jointly launch driverless taxi services in Tokyo in 2027, marking Japan’s first such commercial service.
Service expands to 100 vehicles
The service would use Level 4 autonomous driving and the companies plan to expand the fleet to about 100 vehicles gradually.
Government targets 10,000 autonomous vehicles
The government aims to increase the number of buses, taxis and trucks operating with autonomous driving services to 10,000 vehicles in fiscal 2030.
Here's the gist
Tokyo police will establish a section to investigate and prevent autonomous driving accidents starting next spring as Japan prepares for its first commercial driverless taxi service in 2027.
