{"id":158313,"date":"2023-11-21T11:54:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T02:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=158313&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:54:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T02:54:20","slug":"autonomous-bus-test-ride-event-in-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/autonomous-bus-test-ride-event-in-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous Bus Test Ride Event in Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before a trial run starting November 22nd, a test ride event for an autonomous bus was held near JR Hakozaki Station. The experiment, conducted by Fukuoka City and Kyushu University, aims to address driver shortages. The level 2 autonomous bus follows a pre-set route using GPS and sensors. An operator controls doors and start-stop actions. The bus will circulate a 1.8 km route, free of charge, between medical and commercial facilities near JR Hakozaki Station until December 3rd. President <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yuki Saji<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the operating company discussed the combination of human and autonomous driving for increased route operations and productivity. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp\/data\/open\/cnt\/3\/115084\/1\/ip_jidouunten_mobikon.pdf?20231116083435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20231120\/5010022513.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_autonomous-bus_2023_cl.jpg?resize=882%2C710&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Autonomous Bus Test Ride Event in Fukuoka\" width=\"882\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_autonomous-bus_2023_cl.jpg?w=882&amp;ssl=1 882w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_autonomous-bus_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_autonomous-bus_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C618&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><\/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>Before a trial run starting November 22nd, a test ride event for an autonomous bus was held near JR Hakozaki Station. The experiment, conducted by Fukuoka City and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":158331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-158313","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-higashi-ku","news-category-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/158313","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=158313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}