Japan’s first fully autonomous vehicle suspended

The self-driving seven-seater golf carts are only allowed to navigate a 2 kilometer (1.2 mile) course with maximum speed 12 kilometers per hour. On Oct 29 it hit a bicycle that was parked on a roadside, said local official Norifumi Hiramoto. — Bloomberg

TOKYO: Japan’s first pilot project of a fully autonomous self-driving vehicle has been suspended after a minor accident with a parked bicycle, officials said on 30.

It is the latest blow to efforts worldwide to promote driverless vehicles, a technology with particular potential benefits in ageing Japan.