Regarding the accident in which a self-driving car came into contact with a Japanese judo player at the intersection of the Olympic Village in Tokyo Paralympics, the Games Organizing Committee was unable to properly inform the players that the car was coming by the guidance staff at the intersection. I announced that it was the cause.
On the 26th of this month, at the intersection of the athletes' village of the Tokyo Paralympics in Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, there was an accident in which an autonomous driving car came into contact with Judo's representative from Japan, Aramitsu Kitazono.
After that, Kitazono missed the game because of poor physical condition.
After the accident, the Organizing Committee and others have investigated the cause of the accident, but the results of the investigation were announced on the 30th.
According to the Organizing Committee, the staff guiding pedestrians at the intersection did not properly inform the athletes that the car was coming, and the noise when the car was moving was quiet. about it.
For this reason, the Organizing Committee has increased the number of guidance staff at intersections, which used to be two in one place, to about five, and strengthened safety measures by intentionally making noise when the car is moving. I'm going to do it.
Self-driving car to resume operation from 3:00 pm
For self-driving cars that had been suspended after the accident, they are scheduled to resume operation at 3:00 pm after a test run on the 31st.
The Organizing Committee says, "We will continue to pay close attention to safety measures without ending this matter as a single event."