Related Articles
UK buses headed same way as Japan?
In a surprising article this morning in the UK’s Telegraph newspaper, the UK bus system seems to be suffering from some of the same symptoms as the Japanese rural transportation system. With bus numbers down 6% nationally over the course of just the last 12 months, local funding being cut, and at the same time […]
Automated driving and microEV mobility in rural Saitama
Just to the northwest of Tokyo is the prefecture of Saitama, conveniently connected by multiple lines of public transport into Tokyo, and where a good portion of Tokyo’s working population calls home. Rural Saitama was where I was for two months during my very first trip to Japan in the summer of 1996, staying at […]
Tokushima: self-driving tourism and supermarkets
Nestled in the southeastern corner of the island of Shikoku, Tokushima is well known for its summer festival Awa-odori dancing but may now become famous for staging the first automated drive tests in Shikoku. Back in February 2014, a local 48 yr old asked Tokushima government via their open opinions internet page whether they planned […]
You must log in to post a comment.