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.

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