Japan to develop self-driving priority lanes... ``Expressways in 2033'' = South Korea is also paying attention

The Japanese government will introduce priority lanes for autonomous vehicles. It plans to install priority lanes on highways by 2033.
The Mainichi Shimbun and other newspapers reported on the 29th that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry had launched a "Digital Garden City" project the previous day.
The Japanese government's plan is to build a city-state by 2026, including the Tohoku Expressway in the northeast of Honshu, and by 2033, the Tohoku region to the southwest.
The company aims to develop priority lanes for autonomous vehicles on expressways leading up to Kyushu, but did not disclose the names of specific roads or areas.
First, the level of autonomous driving for vehicles on roads will range from level 2, which requires driver intervention, to fully autonomous driving.
The government is expected to decide on the plan at a cabinet meeting in June. The first step will be to close the Shin-Tomei Expressway, which connects the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Nagoya area, by the end of the year.
An autonomous driving lane will be set up on the approximately 115-kilometer section of the road between the Hamamatsu Service Area and the Suruga Bay Numazu Service Area.
This section has three lanes in each direction, and there are many straight roads, so traffic jams are rare.
Because it does not occur, it is considered suitable for autonomous driving. The Japanese government installs electronic sensors and cameras on roads at regular intervals to understand the road surface and vehicle conditions and provide the information necessary for safe driving.
The plan is to do so.