{"id":47930,"date":"2022-02-25T16:21:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T08:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=47930"},"modified":"2022-02-25T16:21:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T08:21:57","slug":"japan-speeds-up-move-to-autonomous-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2022\/02\/25\/japan-speeds-up-move-to-autonomous-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan speeds up move to autonomous cars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Japan is ramping up efforts<\/a>\u00a0to make autonomous cars commonplace across the country. Like the rest of the world, Japan is interested in autonomous cars for the safety and convenience offered; however, they\u2019re also becoming a necessity for\u00a0another entirely unique reason<\/a>: the country\u2019s rapidly aging population. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the cargo and transport sectors, drivers have become older and the shortage of human resources has become serious,\u201d a new METI report states. The report also highlights \u201cterrible traffic accidents caused by elderly drivers making operational errors\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech innovations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Japan is developing machine learning and IoT sensors complete with revolutionary hardware to get autonomous cars on the road faster and accommodate the elderly population. Honda, in particular, has launched a Level 3 autonomous system in a limited number of vehicles. With Level 3, the car is responsible for driving decisions, however a driver needs to take over in emergency situations. Similarly, Toyota intends to launch e-Palette autonomous buses on select roads in its new smart city at the base of Mount Fuji.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prioritizing safety\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Car accidents are the prime cause of death in people between 5-29 years old and the eighth leading cause of death worldwide. Additionally, 95% of all traffic accidents are also the result of human error. As such, autonomous cars promise a viable way of preventing car accidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the technology still isn\u2019t quite there yet. Last year in China, for example,\u00a0Tesla recalled around 285,000<\/a>\u00a0of its autonomous sedans due to cruise-control function hazards. While some car accidents can be fairly minor, others may result in serious injury and expense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a collision, it\u2019s important for individuals involved to contact a car accident lawyer to help them understand their legal options. An experienced lawyer can help clients receive fair compensation for losses and damages,\u00a0FVF Law<\/a>\u00a0explains.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social acceptance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although the tech is developing rapidly, autonomous cars lack widespread social acceptance. \u201cVery few people have experience with autonomous driving. Without having experience, I think it\u2019s very hard to accept it because it\u2019s too new\u201d says\u00a0Kazuhiro Doi, Global VP at Nissan<\/a>. Nissan is also currently testing autonomous Easy Ride taxis in Yokohama outside Tokyo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we provide a test ride for customers, everybody is surprised\u2026 It\u2019s better than what they expected,\u201d Doi said. \u201cAnd that kind of experience needs to be accumulated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although autonomous vehicle technology hasn\u2019t yet been perfected, great strides are being made in that direction. It won\u2019t be long before autonomous cars will be able to promise total safety for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians alike.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Like the rest of the world, Japan is interested in autonomous cars for the safety and convenience offered; however, they\u2019re also becoming a necessity for\u00a0another entirely unique reason: the country\u2019s rapidly aging population. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":47931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[637],"tags":[3779,3799,628,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-47930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring-2","tag-autonomous-driving","tag-autonomous-vehicle","tag-motoring","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}