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

Canonical ID: `3e782a32-8140-4943-99e4-c27431d5a7cc`

- **Jurisdiction:** [Japan (JGSDF Trials)](/locations/japan.md) (id: `94b72ada-cafc-4321-a524-cb8e576bb849`)
- **Kind:** `permit`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2023-04-01

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.

## 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.


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