According to Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is planning to establish uniform safety standards to implement a package of batch certification for Level 4 and Level 5 fully autonomous vehicles without steering wheels or brake pedals starting December 2026. This major shift in regulatory policy aims to simplify the approval process and promote mass production and popularization of driverless taxis.

According to Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is planning to establish uniform safety standards to implement a package of batch certification for Level 4 and Level 5 fully autonomous vehicles without steering wheels or brake pedals starting December 2026. This major shift in regulatory policy aims to simplify the approval process and promote mass production and popularization of driverless taxis.