Japan plans automated transport to address driver shortage, cut emissions

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Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a conveyor belt road by the government, to make up for a shortage of truck drivers.

A computer graphics video made by the government shows big, wheeled boxes moving along a three-lane corridor, also called an auto flow road, in the middle of a big highway.

We need to be innovative with the way we approach roads, said Yuri Endo, a senior deputy director overseeing the effort at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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Markets: IndiaJapanSwitzerlandUnited States

Topics: Transportation Driver shortages Emissions Cargo transportation

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Published On: 2024-11-02 @ 11:24:48 (4 hours ago)

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