Isuzu to develop self-driving trucks with U.S. startup

Japanese automaker hopes to put fully autonomous vehicles on road by fiscal 2027

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Isuzu plans to use the trucks to transport cargo between logistics warehouses. (Photo by Hirotake Kitagawa)

HIROTAKE KITAGAWA, Nikkei staff writer

YOKOHAMA -- Isuzu Motors will jointly develop self-driving trucks capable of full automation under certain conditions with U.S. vehicle software startup Applied Intuition, aiming to put the vehicles on Japanese highways from fiscal 2027.

Isuzu President Shinsuke Minami told Nikkei that the automaker's collaboration with Applied Intuition has solidified its plans, laid out in April, to start Level 4 truck and bus operations in fiscal 2027. Vehicles capable of Level 4 automation can handle most driving situations without human intervention.

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