Central Nippon Expressway and others showed media organizations a verification test of autonomous driving conducted on June 20 on a highway under construction.

In a scenario where an accident occurred on the expressway, information about the location of the accident was transmitted to autonomous vehicles behind the site via antennas installed on the roadside, prompting them to change lanes.

A demonstration was also shown where an autonomous vehicle, which had to make an emergency stop due to a malfunction, was remotely operated to move to a safe location.

Officials plan to conduct tests on highways with regular traffic by the end of fiscal 2024 through March next year.