JR East unveils highly autonomous Level 4 self-driving bus

East Japan Railway Co. unveiled to the media on Thursday a highly autonomous Level 4 self-driving bus set to begin runs on a special road built on a section of the quake-damaged Kesennuma Line train tracks in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.With a maximum speed of about 60 kilometers per hour, it is the fastest driverless bus at Level 4, the second highest in a five-level classification, in Japan, according to the firm, known as JR East. Such buses can conduct all driving tasks without human intervention under certain conditions.The bus is scheduled to run on Fridays and Saturdays fro…READ FULL ARTICLE