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Tokyo airport tests road drones

Objective is to make cargo vehicle fully operational by the end of 2025

A driverless vehicle towing freight containers zooms along the asphalt of the parking area. It happens at Japan's Tokyo-Haneda International Airport. A joint experiment conducted by the airline All Nippon Airways and Toyota Industries, which produced the road drone, began a few days ago at the airport. The aim would be to overcome the shortage of manpower during peak passenger flows.Tests began on...

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Tokyo, Japan, 07/17/2024 11:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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