Tests on public roads of an autonomous taxi carrying passengers will be held in central Tokyo for nearly two weeks from late August with the aim of launching the service in 2020, a venture firm and a major taxi company said Wednesday.ZMP Inc., a Tokyo-based developer of autonomous driving technology, and Hinomaru Kotsu Co. will conduct the tests from Aug. 27 to Sept. 8 over a route of some 5.3 kilometers between commercial facilities in Tokyo's Otemachi and Roppongi districts, they said.The initiative comes as competition intensifies in the development of autonomous vehicles. General Motors…READ FULL ARTICLE
