{"id":152336,"date":"2023-03-30T14:10:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T05:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=152336&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-03-30T14:10:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T05:10:53","slug":"jr-kyushu-expands-automated-train-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/jr-kyushu-expands-automated-train-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Kyushu Expands Automated Train Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu has begun testing partially automated train operations between Akama and Kurume stations on the Kagoshima Main Line, aiming to address challenges in railway usage and securing train drivers. The automated driving support system covers acceleration, deceleration, and stopping at red signals. JR Kyushu is also conducting demonstration tests on the Kashii Line using an autonomous driving system, allowing staff without a driver&#8217;s license to operate trains. With the difficulty of maintaining routes due to population decline, the company aims for unmanned operations in the future. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrkyushu.co.jp\/news\/__icsFiles\/afieldfile\/2023\/03\/29\/20230329_jido_unten_sien.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20230329\/5010019757.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_jrtrain-auto_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1034%2C686&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"JR Kyushu Expands Automated Train Initiatives\" width=\"1034\" height=\"686\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_jrtrain-auto_2023_cl.jpg?w=1034&amp;ssl=1 1034w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_jrtrain-auto_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_jrtrain-auto_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_jrtrain-auto_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JR Kyushu has begun testing partially automated train operations between Akama and Kurume stations on the Kagoshima Main Line, aiming to address challenges in railway usage and securing train drivers. The automated driving support system&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":152346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-152336","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/152336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}