Japan’s Type Approval Standards for Steering-Wheel-Free Autonomous Vehicles Explained

Japan steering-wheel-free autonomous shuttle with lounge cabin on a Tokyo street

Hi, this is Datumdraft. If an automaker unbolts the steering wheel and brake pedal from a vehicle on the assembly line, does the law still recognize what rolls off the conveyor belt as an automobile? Up to now, getting a vehicle without manual controls onto public roads in Japan meant treating each unit like a … Read more