Japan's Plan for Automated Cargo Transport System

TapTechNews on June 28th, according to TheJapanNews, Japan's transportation management department established an expert group in February this year and released a draft report this Friday. It plans to build an up to 500-mile long automated cargo transport system in Japan, which can replace 25,000 trucks.

The Japanese government plans to use zero-emission automated logistics links to connect major cities. These links can quietly and efficiently transfer millions of tons of goods, while keeping tens of thousands of trucks from running on the road.

Japan is currently facing a shortage of labor and logistics pressure. Due to the lack of sufficient manpower, it is estimated that about 30% of the packages will not be able to be delivered from place A to place B by 2030.

The Japanese government plans to build an automated freight conveyor belt connecting Tokyo and Osaka. The system has a full length of 500 miles and is expected to cost 3.7 trillion yen (TapTechNews note: currently about 167.91 billion yuan). After completion, it can replace the freight volume of 25,000 trucks per year and achieve the zero-emission goal.