Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., BOLDLY Inc., Premier Assist Inc., and Keikyu Company, in the present day collectively announce particulars of an autonomous mobility service pilot program to be performed in Yokohama
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., BOLDLY Inc., Premier Assist Inc., and Keikyu Company, in the present day collectively announce particulars of an autonomous mobility service pilot program to be performed in Yokohama. The pilot program will run from November 27, 2025 via to January 30, 2026, in city areas of Yokohama together with Minato Mirai, Sakuragi-cho and Kannai. In collaboration with the Metropolis of Yokohama, the 4 firms will function a fleet of 5 autonomous*1 autos based mostly on the Nissan Serena minivan.
A devoted distant monitoring management heart named ‘PLOT48’ will probably be established within the close by Minato Mirai district. The pilot program goals to establish operational challenges and develop an ecosystem that helps the launch of business companies ranging from FY27.
Along with the launch of the pilot program, recruitment of as much as 300 members of the general public, who can act as ‘normal screens,’ through the trial additionally begins in the present day. People who join as screens will obtain free transport inside 26 areas alongside the route, in return for offering suggestions that will probably be used to reinforce operations.
Roles of every firm
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: Will lead the planning and execution of the pilot program; in addition to provide and function the autonomous autos.
BOLDLY Inc.: Will present the distant monitoring system to assist the autonomous driving companies.
Premier Assist Inc.: Will function on-board monitoring system and supply passenger assist within the occasion of an incident or emergency.
Keikyu Company: Will assist the event of operational and administration frameworks from the attitude of a transportation operator.
Pilot program particulars
Service space: Yokohama, Minato Mirai, Sakuragi-cho, Kannai and Chinatown districts
Period: Thursday, November 27, 2025 – Friday, January 30, 2026
Observe: Service will probably be suspended from Saturday, December 20 to Tuesday, January 6 for the year-end and New Yr holidays
Working days: Tuesday via Friday
Working hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Passenger capability per car: three
Variety of autos: 5
Variety of boarding/drop-off areas: 26
Boarding location map:
Basic monitor recruitment particulars
Variety of contributors: roughly 300
Utility interval: Friday, October 3 – Friday, October 31
Utility technique: Candidates can go to the official web site (https://www.easy-ride.com) kindly notice the web site is in Japanese.
Participation payment: free
Extra necessities:
- Attendance at a pre-briefing session
- Signing of a participation consent kind
- Cooperation with surveys and questionnaires through the pilot interval
Primarily based on the outcomes of this pilot program, the 4 taking part firms intention to launch industrial companies ranging from FY27. These companies will make the most of driverless autonomous*2 autos geared up with distant monitoring techniques, contributing to options for native transportation challenges and selling a brand new mobility service that permits straightforward and accessible motion for all.
*1 Equal to SAE Degree 2 autonomous driving with a security driver onboard
*2 Equal to SAE Degree 4 totally autonomous, driverless operation
SOURCE: Nissan
