Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems is preparing to test a new infrastructure-based system designed to help autonomous vehicles merge safely onto busy highways in Tokyo.
The company, part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, has signed a joint research agreement with Metropolitan Expressway Company to conduct a demonstration of ramp-merging support technology on Tokyo’s Metropolitan Expressway.
The trial is scheduled to take place between September and November 2026 near the Yoyogi entrance (inbound) on Metropolitan Expressway Route 4, also known as the Shinjuku Line. [Read more…] about Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to test autonomous vehicle ramp-merging system on Tokyo expressway