Robotruck, in Consortium with Toyota Tsusho, Otsuka Warehouse, Seino Transportation, and Fukuyama Transporting, Conducts Public Road Demonstration of Autonomous Semi-Trailers
Robotruck, in a consortium with Toyota Tsusho, Otsuka Warehouse, Seino Transportation, and Fukuyama Transporting, conducted a public road demonstration of autonomous semi-trailers as part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "Demonstration Project for Social Implementation of Trunk Line Transportation by Autonomous Trucks." This initiative is expected to significantly improve logistics efficiency.
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Robotruck Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, Robotruck), in a consortium formed with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (hereinafter, Toyota Tsusho), Otsuka Warehouse Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, Otsuka Warehouse), Seino Transportation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, Seino Transportation), and Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, Fukuyama Transporting), conducted a public road demonstration of autonomous semi-trailers as part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "Demonstration Project for Social Implementation of Trunk Line Transportation by Autonomous Trucks."
Semi-trailers, in addition to having increased loading capacity compared to general van-type trucks, can significantly improve logistics efficiency by separating loading and unloading operations from driving at logistics bases, thereby shortening stopping times and improving operating rates.
In this demonstration, driving was conducted between logistics bases in Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture, and verification was carried out from the perspectives of vehicle performance and operational design. The driving data obtained from this demonstration will be used to improve the accuracy of autonomous driving technology, and the operational issues identified through discussions within the consortium will be utilized for considering the operation of autonomous semi-trailers with logistics operators.
Robotruck will continue to collaborate with the four companies—Toyota Tsusho, Otsuka Warehouse, Seino Transportation, and Fukuyama Transporting—and plans to hold ongoing discussions regarding the implementation of demonstration experiments and other efforts aimed at realizing trunk line transportation services by autonomous trucks between logistics bases.
## **Demonstration Details and Results**
In this demonstration, verification of vehicle performance and operational design was conducted, assuming the actual introduction into logistics operators' operations, with the aim of realizing trunk line transportation using autonomous trucks.
** (Implementation Details) **
* Demonstration Period: February 2026
* Total Driving Distance: Approximately 4,400 km
* Demonstration Section: Logistics base in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture ~ Shin-Shizuoka IC ~ Tomei Miyoshi IC ~ Logistics base in Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture (of which autonomous driving was only between Shin-Shizuoka IC and Tomei Miyoshi IC)
This demonstration experiment included:
Keywords: Autonomous driving, Truck, Logistics
Semi-trailers, in addition to having increased loading capacity compared to general van-type trucks, can significantly improve logistics efficiency by separating loading and unloading operations from driving at logistics bases, thereby shortening stopping times and improving operating rates.
In this demonstration, driving was conducted between logistics bases in Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture, and verification was carried out from the perspectives of vehicle performance and operational design. The driving data obtained from this demonstration will be used to improve the accuracy of autonomous driving technology, and the operational issues identified through discussions within the consortium will be utilized for considering the operation of autonomous semi-trailers with logistics operators.
Robotruck will continue to collaborate with the four companies—Toyota Tsusho, Otsuka Warehouse, Seino Transportation, and Fukuyama Transporting—and plans to hold ongoing discussions regarding the implementation of demonstration experiments and other efforts aimed at realizing trunk line transportation services by autonomous trucks between logistics bases.
## **Demonstration Details and Results**
In this demonstration, verification of vehicle performance and operational design was conducted, assuming the actual introduction into logistics operators' operations, with the aim of realizing trunk line transportation using autonomous trucks.
** (Implementation Details) **
* Demonstration Period: February 2026
* Total Driving Distance: Approximately 4,400 km
* Demonstration Section: Logistics base in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture ~ Shin-Shizuoka IC ~ Tomei Miyoshi IC ~ Logistics base in Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture (of which autonomous driving was only between Shin-Shizuoka IC and Tomei Miyoshi IC)
This demonstration experiment included:
Keywords: Autonomous driving, Truck, Logistics