Last year, a briefing session was held in Eiheiji Town, Fukui Prefecture, regarding an accident in which a bicycle was hit by a vehicle that was the first in the country to operate fully autonomous "Level 4" under certain conditions, and the town etc. announced that they would resume service from the 16th, saying that measures to prevent recurrence have been completed.
In Eiheiji Town, for the first time in Japan, ``Level 4'' vehicles, which operate fully autonomously under certain conditions, such as driving at speeds of up to 12 km/h on approximately 2 km sections of town roads, have been carried out. I am.
Last October, there was an accident in which a self-driving vehicle collided with a bicycle parked on the side of the road, and on the 15th, the town and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, which coordinated the development, announced measures to prevent a recurrence. We held a briefing session about this.
According to the town, the accident occurred at a point where two self-driving cars passed each other, and at this point, the settings were changed so that the radar in front of the cars could detect obstacles, which had not been done before. That is to say.
Additionally, the detection camera has undergone additional training to recognize not only moving bicycles but also stationary bicycles as obstacles.
In addition, the town and other authorities announced that they would resume service from the 16th, saying that they had completed measures to prevent a recurrence by increasing safety.
For the time being, staff will be on board to continue verification.
Susumu Kato, chief researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, who took measures to prevent recurrence, said, ``We have strengthened safety measures, so we believe that the vehicle can be driven safely as before.''