In the "Practical use of autonomous driving buses in Sakai-cho, Ibaraki Prefecture" project, which Macnica is supporting in its implementation and operation, the need for security personnel to assist drivers will be eliminated from April 2021 through the efforts of BOLDLY Co., Ltd., which is in charge of operation operations. I'll let you know that I did.

The vehicle "NAVYA ARMA" (manufactured by French company Navya) used for Sakaimachi's autonomous driving bus has received approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for deregulation under Article 55 of the Safety Standards for Road Transport Vehicles. is allowed to run in Until now, one requirement for NAVYA ARMA to run on public roads was the presence of one security guard in addition to one driver. Since we were able to confirm that safe operation is possible, we have reached an agreement with related ministries and agencies on the abolishment of security personnel based on the clarification of the conditions for eliminating the need for security personnel on board through regulatory reform. Did.

BOLDLY Co., Ltd. press release
https://www.softbank.jp/drive/set/data/press/2021/shared/20210427_01.pdf