Japan is planning a giant ‘conveyor belt’ between Tokyo and Osaka

The conveyor belt would occupy the middle of an existing highway and transport closet-sized containers in groups of 3, 24 hours a day. Automated forklifts would load and unload the containers at each end with truck drivers completing the last-mile deliveries. The conveyor belt would have 3 main benefits. Firstly, reducing traffic congestion on major highways, secondly, cutting transport emissions and thirdly, tackling Japan’s growing labour shortage.