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May Mobility and NTT Mobility Plan Japan’s First Public-Road Test of Autonomous e-Palette
May Mobility and NTT Mobility will launch an autonomous driving service in Japan using Toyota’s e-Palette and plan to conduct a public-road demonstration this year.
What happened
May Mobility and NTT Mobility announced plans to equip Toyota’s e-Palette with May Mobility’s autonomous driving system and conduct Japan’s first autonomous driving operation on public roads. The companies will begin a public-road demonstration at the Co-Creation Hub in Musashino, Tokyo, and plan to expand to multiple locations during fiscal 2026.
Why it matters
The e-Palette is presented as a vehicle that can carry up to seven people, including wheelchair users. The plan is to operate it on Japanese public roads with May Mobility’s autonomous driving system. At the demonstration site in Musashino, the companies say they will build experience driving in commercial districts and residential neighborhoods and conduct operational checks needed for Level 4 certification. This will help determine the conditions for mobility service providers to use the vehicle.
Sources
Translated from the Japanese original: /news/may-mobility-to-ntt-mobiritei-e-palette-de-nihonhatsu-no-kou-b57477. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.