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Honda and Cruise to start testing program in September toward launch of autonomous vehicle mobility service business in Japan

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Honda will start a testing program for autonomous vehicles in September 2021, taking a step toward an autonomous vehicle mobility service (MaaS) business in Japan, which Honda is planning to launch under collaboration with Cruise and General Motors. a Honda subsidiary for MaaS business, will be the operator of such business in Japan.

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Honda receives type designation for Level 3 automated driving in Japan

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Key safety standards for automated driving equipment: Performance: The equipment must not cause any concern that compromises the safety of vehicle occupants or other road users under the operable driving environment conditions. The equipment must not operate unless all required operable driving environment conditions are fulfilled.

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Nissan to launch all-electric minivehicle in early FY2022 in Japan

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Nissan Motor plans to start sales of an all-new, all-electric minivehicle in Japan in early FY2022. NMKV is a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies engaged in product planning and project management for minivehicles sold in the Japan market.

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Panasonic and Marubeni to establish a JV to provide fleet management services for commercial EVs in Japan

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While the adoption of EVs is gaining traction globally, there are limited numbers of use cases involving large EV fleets in Japan. Panasonic HD and Marubeni aim to provide integrated support for the introduction and operations of EVs to large fleet operators.

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Fuel cell bus trials on the BRT Hikoboshi Line in Japan

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Fukuoka Prefecture, Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT), and Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) will conduct trials of a small fuel cell electric bus (FC bus) that runs on hydrogen on the BRT Hikoboshi Line , a bus rapid transit (BRT) system planned for launch around the summer of 2023.

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Kumamoto University project to use Nissan LEAF technology in electric bus test in Japan; 3 packs, 3 motors

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Technology developed by Nissan for the battery-electric Nissan LEAF will be used in an electric bus project led by a team from Kumamoto University, that starts testing next month in Japan, with the goal of making zero-emission public transit more widespread and affordable. —Toshiro Matsuda, Kumamoto University project leader.

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Subaru Sport Mobility Concept debuts at the Japan Mobility Show 2023

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Subaru Sport Mobility Concept was presented at the Japan Mobility Show 2023. It expresses the enjoyment that Subaru offers in the age of electrification, embodying the pleasure of going anywhere, anytime, and driving at will in everyday to extraordinary environments. This is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) concept that.

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