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Japan's First Full-fledged Autonomous Drive Test on Public Roads
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Photograph of the Prime Minister delivering an address prior to riding self-driving vehicles
Photograph of the Prime Minister delivering an address prior to riding self-driving vehicles
Photograph of the Prime Minister test-riding a pilot vehicle (1)
Photograph of the Prime Minister test-riding a pilot vehicle (2)
Photograph of the Prime Minister test-riding a pilot vehicle (3)
Photograph of the Prime Minister test-riding a pilot vehicle (4)
Photograph of the Prime Minister test-riding a pilot vehicle (5)
Photograph of the Prime Minister test-riding a pilot vehicle (6)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe test-rode self-driving vehicles on roads around the National Diet Front Garden.
After receiving an explanation from the representatives of three companies which were participating in the test-drive, the Prime Minister got on the self-driving vehicle of each company at the National Diet Front Garden, and rode the vehicles on roads around the National Diet Front Garden.