Self-driving bus service to start at facility near Haneda Airport

A Level 4 autonomous driving bus to be operated by Kajima Corp. and other companies travels in Ota Ward, Tokyo. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

TOKYO: Major construction company Kajima Corp. has announced that it will begin in August operating passenger service with a bus capable of Level 4 autonomous driving, meaning that under certain conditions it does not require a human to be involved in controlling it.

The bus, which will run within a business complex near Haneda Airport, will be operated by Kajima in cooperation with other companies such as SoftBank subsidiary Boldly Inc.