By KEIKO NAGAI/ Staff Writer
May 22, 2023 at 18:25 JST
Industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, second from right, travels in Japan’s first level 4 self-driving vehicle in Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, on May 21. (Pool)
EIHEIJI, Fukui Prefecture--Officials and local residents celebrated the rollout of Japan’s first commercial operation of fully autonomous passenger vehicles here on May 21 that is expected to boost public transportation in the nation. [Read More]
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