Isuzu to build test course for self-driving trucks in Japan's Hokkaido
SOTA TANAKA
TOKYO -- Isuzu Motors will spend roughly 7 billion yen ($47.1 million) to construct a test course for autonomous driving in fiscal 2027, President Shinsuke Minami said in an interview with Nikkei.
The facility, to be built at the Japanese truck maker's Hokkaido testing grounds, will simulate urban driving to improve the precision of Isuzu's self-driving technology. The course is slated to begin use in fiscal 2027.
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