Politics · Japan · 1 hr ago
Japan minister seeks faster rollout of self-driving technology
Japan’s regulatory reform minister, Hiroshi Nakatsuka, wants to speed up self-driving technology’s rollout across the country.
He said he hopes to remove restrictions that could slow its wider availability.
Nakatsuka also wants to collect data to support a faster rollout.
Self-driving technology allows vehicles to operate without a human driver controlling them at every moment.
The plans concern making the technology more widely available in Japan.
The stated next steps are to review restrictions and gather data, but no timetable or specific measures were given.
Japan’s regulatory reform minister, Hiroshi Nakatsuka, said he wants to speed up the rollout of self-driving technology.
He said he hopes to remove restrictions and collect data to support wider availability.
The statement was reported by The Japan Times on November 6, 2026.
- Who
- Hiroshi Nakatsuka, Japan’s regulatory reform minister.
- What
- He wants to remove restrictions and collect data to speed the rollout of self-driving technology.
- When
- November 6, 2026, when The Japan Times reported his statement.
- Where
- Japan.
- Why
- To allow self-driving technology to be rolled out more quickly and become widely available.
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- Minister
- Hiroshi Nakatsuka
- Country
- Japan
- Technology
- Self-driving technology
- Reported
- November 6, 2026
What people are saying
I hope to remove restrictions and collect data to allow for a swifter rolling out of self-driving technology in Japan.