Although regulations and the need for further technology improvements mean a full-scale launch is still some years away, Nissan has been testing the self-driving taxi service in Yokohama, near its corporate headquarters. Passengers can book rides via a smartphone app that covers some 650 routes and embark and disembark from 23 points around the city.
The automaker also envisions the robotaxi service addressing a shortage of public transport drivers. With Japan’s population aging rapidly and declining, elderly people’s inability to get around, especially in rural areas, has emerged as a growing social issue. Nissan has been testing similar autonomous shuttles in Namie, a town in Fukushima prefecture that was damaged and temporarily evacuated during Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
A monitor displays trip information inside a Nissan Motor Co e-NV200 electric van during a demonstration of the ‘Easy Ride’ on-demand automated vehicle dispatch service in Yokohama, Japan. — Bloomberg A button to close a door inside a Nissan Motor Co. e-NV200 electric van, used for the ‘Easy Ride’ on-demand automated vehicle dispatch service, during a demonstration in Yokohama, Japan. — Bloomberg
A door of a Nissan Motor Co e-NV200 electric van opens automatically upon arrival during a demonstration of the ‘Easy Ride’ on-demand automated vehicle dispatch service in Yokohama, Japan. — Bloomberg
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