# Tokyo

Wayve, Uber and Nissan Team Up to Trial AI-Driven Taxis in Tokyo by End of 2026

Wayve, Uber and Nissan have signed a memorandum to pilot autonomous taxis in Tokyo by the end of 2026, using Wayve’s AI driving system in Nissan Leaf EVs and rides booked through Uber. The collaboration unites machine-learning autonomy, ride-hailing distribution and OEM manufacturing but faces technical, regulatory and public-acceptance hurdles before it can scale.

NeTe2026年3月12日 01:37

#Wayve#Uber#Nissan

People with umbrellas cross at Shinjuku City in Tokyo on a rainy day.

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Tokyo’s Fertility Rebound: How Big Cash and Free Services Are Turning Babies Into a Public Good

Tokyo’s bold package of cash payments, free services and subsidies — financed at roughly ¥2 trillion a year — appears to have nudged births higher in 2025 after years of decline. The metropolis’s experiment suggests that reducing the explicit and implicit costs of childrearing can influence fertility, but it raises questions about fiscal sustainability and regional divergence.

SoBiz2026年2月5日 04:40

#Japan#Tokyo#birth rate