Four areas in Japan, three cities and one prefecture, have been selected as National Strategic Special Zones, where regulations will be exempt in order to promote the daily use of unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic technologies. The city of Hiroshima will promote drone delivery services to apartment balconies and expects Amazon to participate in the research. Hiroshima will also introduce driverless taxis. Chiba Prefecture and Imabari will use drones for maintenance and inspection of seven bridges and Kita-Kyushu will allow the use of robots in nursing homes to care for the elderly.
Four areas in Japan, three cities and one prefecture, have been selected as National Strategic Special Zones, where regulations will be exempt in order to promote the daily use of unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic technologies. The city of Chiba will promote drone delivery services to apartment balconies and expects Amazon to participate in the research. Chiba will also introduce driverless taxis. Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari will use drones for maintenance and inspection of seven bridges and Kita-Kyushu will allow the use of robots in nursing homes to care for the elderly.