/ Posted on 25 February, 2021 13:08
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) is eyeing the implementation of autonomous buses at Tokyo Haneda Airport by 2025, following a successful series of trials carried out this month.
Driverless buses are a central part of the airline’s vision for a “Simple and Smart” airport of the future, which ANA says can be achieved through widespread application of sustainable autonomous technology.
ANA is the first airline in Japan to trial autonomous buses
Masaki Yokai, senior vice president of ANA, said that use of the buses, which are powered by electricity rather than gasoline, will “result in fewer emissions and decreased carbon footprints at airports”. The company, he added, is “optimistic that (the completed trials) will give us the information we need to continue improving these technologies.”