TOKYO—Japanese mobile internet company DeNA Co. on Thursday said it would start a transportation service in Japan that uses self-driving buses, its latest push into autonomous driving. DeNA will use the EZ10 electric shuttle produced by EasyMile, a French driverless technology startup, that it has dubbed the “Robot Shuttle.” It will begin offering services next month at a large park partially managed by a shopping mall developer in Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo. ...
Japanese mobile internet company, DeNa Co., has announced it will start a transportation service near Japan using self-driving buses. Using the EZ10 electric shuttle produced by EasyMile, a French driverless technology start-up, up to 12 passengers will be able to travel at a maximum speed of 40km per hour using GPS, cameras and sensors. The Japanese Government hopes that such driverless vehicles will be used to transport visitors and athletes between venues during the Japan Olympics in 2020.