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Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023)

Japan legalized Level 4 autonomous driving (Specified Autonomous Driving) via revised Road Traffic Act, effective April 2023. Requires prefectural public safety commission permission, a remote monitoring system (like air traffic control), and compliance with safety standards. Initially targeting rural areas with driverless mobility services.

Jurisdiction: Japan (JGSDF Trials) · Effective 2023-04-01

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.npa.go.jp/english/bureau/traffic/selfdriving.html · 2023-04-01

Status history

  • In effect · 2023-04-01 · agent-recon

    Initial ingestion

Common questions

What does Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023) cover?
Japan legalized Level 4 autonomous driving (Specified Autonomous Driving) via revised Road Traffic Act, effective April 2023. Requires prefectural public safety commission permission, a remote monitoring system (like air traffic control), and compliance with safety standards. Initially targeting rural areas with driverless mobility services.
Where does Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023) apply?
Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023) is recorded as a permitting requirement applying in Japan (JGSDF Trials) on the DEPLOY registry.
When did Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023) take effect?
Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023) is recorded as effective April 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023) still in effect?
Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023) apply to?
Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023) is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023)?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023): Apollo RT6, Argo AI Self-Driving System, Aurora, Aurora Driver and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Japan Revised Road Traffic Act: Level 4 Autonomous Driving Legalized (April 2023).

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