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Visit Japan in a few years, and you might be surprised that the trains don’t have drivers! On September 11, 2024, East Japan Railway announced it would launch self-driving trains by 2028.
Japan Times said its driverless locomotive will make operations more efficient and sustainable. JR East explained it will install autonomous trains for the Joetsu Shinkansen line between the Tokyo and Niigata stations.
Later, the public transportation firm will take incremental steps to automate bullet trains. The project aligns with its Transformation 2027 vision, “Move Up.”
JR East will deploy driverless trains with increasing degrees of automation.
