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Three companies visit transport ministry to advance driverless taxi deployment

GO, Waymo and Nihon Kotsu met with the transport minister at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to discuss efforts to bring driverless taxis into service in Tokyo.

What happened

According to Sankei Shimbun, GO, Waymo and Nihon Kotsu visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on the 15th and met with Transport Minister Yasushi Kaneko. The article said the three companies agreed to aim to bring driverless taxis into service in Tokyo next year.

Sources

Translated from the Japanese original: /news/go-ueimo-nippon-koutsuu-toukyou-deno-mujin-takushii-jitsuyou-eb28d9. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.