A safety driver behind the wheel of a Nissan Motor Co e-NV200 electric van during a demonstration of the ‘Easy Ride’ on-demand automated vehicle dispatch service in Yokohama, Japan, on Nov 30, 2021. Nissan is carrying out Japan’s largest demonstration to date of autonomous vehicles in an area to the south of Tokyo, as the automaker moves toward rolling out a commercial robotaxi service. — Bloomberg
Nissan Motor Co is carrying out Japan’s largest demonstration to date of autonomous vehicles in an area to the south of Tokyo, as the automaker moves toward rolling out a commercial robotaxi service.
Although regulations and the need for further technology improvements mean a full-scale launch is still some years away, Nissan has been testing the self-driving taxi service in Yokohama, near its corporate headquarters. Passengers can book rides via a smartphone app that covers some 650 routes and embark and disembark from 23 points around the city.
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A safety driver behind the wheel of a Nissan Motor Co e-NV200 electric van during a demonstration of the ‘Easy Ride’ on-demand automated vehicle dispatch service in Yokohama, Japan, on Nov 30, 2021. Nissan is carrying out Japan’s largest demonstration to date of autonomous vehicles in an area to the south of Tokyo, as the automaker moves toward rolling out a commercial robotaxi service. — Bloomberg
A monitor displays trip information inside a Nissan Motor Co e-NV200 electric van during a demonstration of the ‘Easy Ride’ on-demand automated vehicle dispatch service in Yokohama, Japan. — Bloomberg
Nissan is carrying out Japan’s largest demonstration to date of autonomous vehicles in an area to the south of Tokyo, as the automaker moves toward rolling out a commercial robotaxi service. — Bloomberg
The robotaxi service is one part of Nissan’s ‘Ambition 2030’ long-term strategy announced earlier this week. — Bloomberg
A button to close a door inside a Nissan Motor Co. e-NV200 electric van, used for the ‘Easy Ride’ on-demand automated vehicle dispatch service, during a demonstration in Yokohama, Japan. — Bloomberg
Nissan has been testing similar autonomous shuttles in Namie, a town in Fukushima prefecture that was damaged and temporarily evacuated during Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami. — Bloomberg
Passengers can book rides via a smartphone app that covers some 650 routes and embark and disembark from 23 points around the city. — Bloomberg
A door of a Nissan Motor Co e-NV200 electric van opens automatically upon arrival during a demonstration of the ‘Easy Ride’ on-demand automated vehicle dispatch service in Yokohama, Japan. — Bloomberg
A Nissan Motor Co employee uses a smartphone to reserve a vehicle during a demonstration of the ‘Easy Ride’ on-demand automated vehicle dispatch service in Yokohama, Japan. — Bloomberg
A Nissan Motor Co employee uses a smartphone to open a door of an e-NV200 electric van during a demonstration of the ‘Easy Ride’ on-demand automated vehicle dispatch service in Yokohama, Japan. — Bloomberg
So far, the robotaxi service has proved popular among test passengers, with one middle-aged rider booking taxis in Yokohama 38 times in the recent 29-day testing period, according to Watanabe. — Bloomberg
Nissan also envisions the robotaxi service addressing a shortage of public transport drivers. — Bloomberg
