{"id":156940,"date":"2023-09-26T10:42:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T01:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=156940&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-09-26T10:42:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T01:42:06","slug":"ureshino-tests-autonomous-ev-buses","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/ureshino-tests-autonomous-ev-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"Ureshino Tests Autonomous EV Buses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ureshino City in Saga Prefecture has initiated a pilot program to test autonomous electric buses. The buses will operate on a 2-km route between a Shinkansen station and a tourist area at 18 km\/h. The initiative is the first of its kind in the prefecture and will include a public trial from October 5-9. The bus is equipped with a remote monitoring system and can partially control acceleration, braking, and steering. The test aims to accommodate the increasing number of tourists arriving via the new Shinkansen line. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.ureshino.lg.jp\/shisei\/keikaku\/_28638\/_29405.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ureshino City<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC255I00V20C23A9000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/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\/09\/fnn_ureshino-city-evbus-facebook_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ureshino Tests Autonomous EV Buses\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_ureshino-city-evbus-facebook_2023_cl.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_ureshino-city-evbus-facebook_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_ureshino-city-evbus-facebook_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_ureshino-city-evbus-facebook_2023_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=765514622249104&#038;set=pb.100063717186385.-2207520000&#038;locale=ja_JP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ureshino City official facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ureshino City in Saga Prefecture has initiated a pilot program to test autonomous electric buses. The buses will operate on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":156949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-156940","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-ureshino","news-category-technology","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/156940","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\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}