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Japan is far from the only place with autonomous vehicles on the roads, but its government has set acceleration of the technology as a key priority. But there are many challenges ahead.
When Nissan launched tests of its "Easy Ride" self-driving taxis in 2018, it said it expected them to be commercially available from the early 2020s.
But Kazuhiro Doi, the company's global vice president in charge of research, is more circumspect now.
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