Japan’s Bold “Conveyor Belt Road” to Solve Truck Driver Shortages with Automated Cargo Transport
Officially known as an “auto flow road,” the government of Japan has presented plans for a revolutionary “conveyor belt road,” meant to transform goods movement between Tokyo and Osaka, as the country struggles with a growing scarcity of truck drivers and rising demands in logistics. Under this ambitious initiative, unmanned cargo units will use designated lanes inside the road network, …