Robot Taxi aims for self-driving car service by 2020

A new challenger in the self-driving car space emerges, with an ambitious goal.

Robot Taxi, Inc., has announced that it will begin testing a taxi service with self-driving cars in 2016, with the aim to have a fully operational commercial service in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, reports the Wall Street Journal's Japan Real Time blog

Testing will begin south of Tokyo with simple routes designed to bring passengers from their homes to get groceries.

The company is a joint venture between internet company DeNA and driverless car technology company ZMP. It's part of a larger push by the Japanese government to foster technological innovation. Read more...