Japan is building a self-driving transport corridor to automate cargo transport between Tokyo and Osaka and wants to extend the system to the whole country.

Lugh · 14 days ago

Japan is building a self-driving transport corridor to automate cargo transport between Tokyo and Osaka and wants to extend the system to the whole country.

magikmw@lemm.ee · 14 days ago

My dad is a trucker and he’s the one loading and unloading the cargo, plus he’s the one guarding it and being liable for it.

There’s a long way before an automated truck drives up to a loading bay and anyone will touch it. (Or wont touch it in case loading bays get automated too).

Japan is building a self-driving transport corridor to automate cargo transport between Tokyo and Osaka and wants to extend the system to the whole country.

Japan is building a self-driving transport corridor to automate cargo transport between Tokyo and Osaka and wants to extend the system to the whole country.

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