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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

PRINT/ Vehicles eyed for depopulated areas

An automated vehicle travels along a road in Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, on Wednesday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Level 4 automated vehicle networks are currently being tested across Japan as a potential means of public transportation, especially in rural areas with declining and aging populations.

A six-seater electric vehicle shaped like a golf cart was driving along a road at the speed of a bicycle on Wednesday morning in Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, where a level 3 vehicle trial is currently underway.

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