https://wccftech.com/softbank-plans-to-make-a-splash-in-japans-autonomous-driving-sector/

In a major development for the autonomous transportation sphere in Japan, the SoftBank Group (TYO:9984) unveiled its plans on Monday to launch self-driving buses on public roads by April 2020.

According to the details of the plan, a French startup called Navya will provide 11 autonomous buses that do not have any steering wheels. Rather, these buses will be operated by an integrated monitoring software developed in-house by SB Drive – a unit of SoftBank’s mobile subsidiary. The vehicles will be deployed on a 2.5-kilometer stretch of Sakai, a modest town on the precincts of Tokyo, with pre-determined stops at places such as banks and schools.