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Japan’s 500-Kilometer Autoflow Road Could Move Freight Without Drivers Between Tokyo and Osaka

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has outlined an Autoflow Road concept that could move freight through dedicated automated corridors between Tokyo and Osaka. The plan envisions unmanned electric transport systems carrying goods through highway spaces, roadside areas, or underground tunnels across a corridor of roughly 500 kilometers. The proposal arrives as Japan…