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The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation will conduct a demonstration experiment of autonomous driving on Toei buses.
The demonstration will be carried out using a large bus on part of an existing route. The vehicle will be the ERGA model manufactured by Isuzu Motors, and the experiment will be conducted at autonomous driving Level 2 (with a driver on board who will manually operate the vehicle as needed depending on the situation).
The route will cover a section of Express Route 05, between Shin-Kiba Station and the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in Tokyo, taking about 30 minutes. There will be four round trips per day. The trial period will run from June 21 to 29, with no service on the 23rd. Passengers can ride for free by making a reservation through the special website.