Toyota Announces Disappointing Robo-Shuttle Service For 2020 Olympics

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Toyota has announced disappointing Robo-shuttle service for 2020 Olympics

. They have now announced it will be a very meager service, using their e-Pallate"shuttle" concept, running only for athletes in the village, at the very low speed of 20 km/h, and with a safety attendant on board.This is very disappointing. The Olympics are a showcase of course, and Hyundai did simple highway shuttles in Genesis vehicles, also with safety drivers, at the 2018 Olympics.

Strangely, all the Japanese automakers have fallen behind in the competition to build robocars. That went against intuition, since Japan has such a strong reputation both in auto manufacturing and robotics. The Japanese automakers may be forced to license the technology from other companies, either startups they acquire or from tier-one suppliers. They will not be in control of it the way some other players will be.

I understand Toyota's decision to put a safety attendant in the vehicle. While there is no steering wheel, presumably this attendant will be able to quickly stop the vehicle. It doesn't take far to stop at 20 km/h. And the attendant can make sure people can deal with the unusual technology. Toyota doesn't want to risk something going wrong with Olympic athletes -- that would be an international shame, rather than showcase.

 

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