Waymo will start testing self -governing taxis in Tokyo next week
On April 14 Waymo will start Testing its Robotaxi technology Outside the US for the first time. AS Yomiuri Shimbun Reports, the company will deploy 25 of its Jaguar I-Pace electric vehicles in Tokyo for the initial phase of its testing program. Waymo accepts it slowly and will still not work without a driver behind the wheel. Tokyo Taxi Company Nihon Kotsu Co. They will drive the cars around Chiyoda, Mino, Shinjuku and four other wards in the Japanese capital.
The cameras and radars equipped with I-Pace vehicles will collect data on Tokyo roads, which are usually narrower than the roads in the United States. They will provide the company with information about the local infrastructure, road conditions and models of driving for locals. "It is important for us to understand the difference in the driver’s environment, what makes driving here unique," Nicole Gavel said, senior director of Waymo, During an event in the city. In the end, Waymo will have to adjust its software according to the terms of driving and the rules of the capital. Gavel said that Waymo has been focused on testing for now, but "I would like to have a business" In Tokyo in the future.
But this is probably on long roads: after the initial phase of mapping, Waymo will still have to conduct autonomous driving tests with a driver behind the wheel and then test without a guide on board.
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