The autonomous vehicle capital of the world is not where you'd expect

Oct 23, 2018

Robot Shuttle, a driver-less, self driving bus, using software developed by Japan's internet commerce and mobile games provider DeNA Co., drives past between rice stalk during an experimental trial with a self-driving bus in a community in Nishikata town, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan September 8, 2017. Picture taken September 8, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato - RC1B9E71DC30

Autonomous vehicles could be the perfect solution to Japan's transport problems. Image: REUTERS/Issei Kato

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