Nissan will trial self-driving taxis in Japan

Nissan will use an autonomous-enabled LEAF to test rations to a self-driving taxi

Nissan will use an autonomous-enabled LEAF to test rations to a self-driving taxi

Nissan plans to test self-driving taxis on Japanese roads from March. The Japanese car company is partnering with local software developer DeNA, which operates online services for the gaming, healthcare and automotive industries.

They will adapt a Nissan Leaf electric car so that passengers will be able to summon using an app. The trials will be held over a fortnight in March in Yokohama. 

The trials form part of the company’s development of a system called Easy Ride system, which...

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