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Episode: Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissions
Description: Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a "conveyor belt road" by the government, to make up for a shortage of truck drivers. The amount of funding for the project is not yet set. But it's seen as one key way to help the country cope with soaring deliveries.
A computer graphics video made by the government shows big, wheeled boxes moving along a three-lane corridor, also called an "auto flow road," in the middle of a big highway. A trial system is due to start test runs in 2027 or early 2028, aiming...