Advanced Smart Mobility Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-03 - Deployment - Advanced Smart Mobility begins Level 2 bus trial in Hachioji - A short-wheelbase Hino Poncho runs one to two services per hour on designated days through December 25; a university-route extension is planned from January 2027. Joint work with Tokyo University of Technology uses the SEIRAN supercomputer to improve AI… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-08-25 - Deployment - AS Mobi deploys Cerence EVD in Japanese autonomous-bus trials - The integration uses exterior microphones to detect ambulances, police cars and fire engines and feed an appropriate vehicle response. Cerence describes this as its first autonomous-bus programme in Japan and its first EVD deployment using exterior… - source: investors.cerence.com