New regulatory reform minister aims to make self-driving tech widely available
Hiroshi Nakatsuka said he hopes to remove restrictions and collect data to allow for a swifter rolling out of self-driving technology in Japan.
Hiroshi Nakatsuka said he hopes to remove restrictions and collect data to allow for a swifter rolling out of self-driving technology in Japan.
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