<strong>Tokyo – SoftBank and Mitsubishi conducted a press conference in Marunouchi Naka Dori district. Two AUTONOM SHUTTLE were operating within this district to transport people, press and professionals</strong>.

On December 22th, two <strong>AUTONOM SHUTTLE</strong> were operating in the Marunouchi Naka Dori district. This venue was chosen as a test site, where high-rise office buildings are located. A demonstration hold by SoftBank and its subsidiary, SB Drive, in partnership with Mitsubishi

SB Drive, a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. its an entity created in 2016 to develop autonomous vehicle technology for public transport. SB Drive conducts social trials of self-driving technologies

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<strong><u>A very first in Japan</u></strong>

It was the first time in Tokyo as an Autonomous vehicle was operating on public roads

During the experimentation,<strong> AUTONOM SHUTTLE</strong> experienced a case where pedestrian jumped out in front of the vehicle. When the pedestrian was detected, the <strong>AUTONOM SHUTTLE</strong> stopped, and let him  crossed the street.

<strong><u>A future application in March ?</u></strong>

Journalists, professionals and curious gathered around two <strong>AUTONOM SHUTTLE</strong> to test these new mobility solutions and to work through an empirical investigation <strong>in order to market an autonomous driving bus at the end of March.</strong>

The SB drive wants to operate an autonomous driving bus and wish to lead people and eliminate driver's shortage. Through demonstration experiments in the downtown area, S<strong>B Drive aims for the early commercialization of automatic driving buses.</strong>

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<p style="text-align: center;">Mr. Yasuyuki Imai, vice president and COO of Softbank said</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>“Opportunities for collaboration with the government are also increasing with the use of the latest technology for building social infrastructure"</strong></p>