Half a million connected trucks to ease Japan's driver shortage

New rollouts to boost fleet size 150% by 2020 and improve productivity

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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus will add connectivity to its electric eCanter, which is slated to make a full debut in 2020. (Photo by Yuki Hanai)

SOMA KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's fleet of internet-connected trucks is expected to grow by 150% to more than 500,000 in 2020 as commercial vehicle makers cater to a logistics industry suffering from a driver shortage, corporate plans show.

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