Japan's 1st driverless taxi service eyed in Tokyo in 2027

Ride-hailing app operator Go Inc., Waymo LLC, the self-driving vehicle unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., and Nihon Kotsu Co. said Tuesday that they aim to launch Japan's first fully driverless taxi service in Tokyo in 2027.The three companies plan to gradually introduce about 100 autonomous taxis.In Japan, buses and other vehicles with automated driving under certain conditions are already in operation, mostly on fixed routes. A fully driverless taxi hailed via an app in urban areas would mark a major step toward wider adoption.Go will provide its expertise in taxi-hailing apps, while ve…READ FULL ARTICLE