Honda Motor, General Motors Plan to Begin Japan Driverless Ride Service in 2026
18 Outubro 2023 - 11:30PM
Dow Jones News
By Kosaku Narioka
Honda Motor and General Motors plan to begin driverless ride
services in Japan in 2026, targeting a wide range of customers.
The Japanese and U.S. automakers and GM's driverless-car unit
Cruise said Thursday that they planned to start the service in
central Tokyo in early 2026 and to subsequently expand to other
areas in Japan.
"Providing this service in central Tokyo where the traffic
environment is complex will be a great challenge, however, by
working jointly with Cruise and GM, Honda will exert further
efforts to make it a reality," said Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro
Mibe.
The companies aim to set up a joint venture in the first half of
2024, they said.
The service will start with dozens of Cruise Origins vehicles,
jointly developed by the companies for a driverless ride service,
and then expand to a fleet of 500 vehicles, they said. The service
targets a wide range of customers, including businesspeople,
families and visitors.
Customers will use a dedicated app on their smartphones to
complete the entire process from hailing to payment, the companies
said. The vehicles will pick up the customers at a specified
location and drive them to the destination, entirely through
self-driving.
Write to Kosaku Narioka at kosaku.narioka@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 18, 2023 22:15 ET (02:15 GMT)
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