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.
Social Innovation
How cities can build belonging into future urban developments
