ITOP Yokohama "Route Bus Self-driving Project" started! -We will conduct an autonomous driving demonstration experiment in Japan's first large bus operation ~

Yokohama City, Sotetsu Bus Co., Ltd., and Gunma University will launch the “Route Bus Autonomous Driving Project” as an initiative of “IT TOP Yokohama” to promote the creation of new businesses through IoT, etc., with the aim of realizing sustainable mobility services using autonomous driving technology.
In addition, as part of this project, self-driving using a large route bus from Saturday, September 14, 2019 to October 14 (Monday, National Holiday), the period of "Satoyama Garden Festa 2019 Autumn" Perform a demonstration experiment.
In this demonstration experiment, we aim to solve local transportation issues using autonomous buses with the aim of maintaining a transportation network in suburban areas and responding to labor shortages due to population decline.