T2 Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-21 - Capability - T2 validates automated truck arrival and departure at transfer hubs - The September public-road experiments used Level 2 automation under driver supervision. A smartphone web application issued departure instructions as part of the transfer-hub operating test. Vehicles with the new functions are planned to enter existing… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-10-07 - Partnership - T2 joins autonomous-truck and rail trial for Aomori apple shipments - The October 13–15 trial covers about 1,200 kilometres using a shared 31-foot rail-and-road container. T2’s supervised Level 2 truck will serve the Sumidagawa–Kudara leg, alongside rail freight and conventional first- and last-mile trucks. The partners will… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-09-08 - Demonstration - T2 begins 850 km autonomous-truck and rail freight trial - The round trip spans about 850 km between the Kanto and Chugoku regions, with approximately 410 km of Level 2 automated driving in each direction. A 31-foot shared container developed by T2 and JR Freight transfers directly between truck and rail. The… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-07-21 - Funding - T2 raises approximately JPY5B at Series B first close - The transaction was a third-party share allocation to 11 corporate and venture investors. Participants spanned shipping, warehousing, leasing, real estate and energy-related investors. T2 said it planned an additional Series B close during fiscal 2026; that… - source: t2.auto
• 2026-06-15 - Capability - T2 demonstrates autonomous tollgate passage and adds Nishinomiya Transgate - The truck used high-definition point-cloud data and onboard LiDAR for centimetre-level localisation through narrow toll lanes. Tests used the Ayase and Nishinomiya Transgate sites as transfer points between highway autonomy and human-driven local-road… - source: t2.auto
• 2026-03-31 - Capability - T2 completes 500 km highway run without temporary steering intervention - The route connected Ayase in Kanagawa with Kobe in Hyogo. New functions handled roadworks, temporary speed limits, merging traffic and sloped road surfaces while maintaining automated driving. The result advances T2's development path toward Level 4… - source: t2.auto
• 2025-07-01 - Deployment - T2 launches commercial autonomous-truck trunk haul for five customers - Initial customers were Sagawa Express, Seino Transportation, Japan Post, Fukuyama Transporting and Mitsui-Soko Logistics. The driver-supervised service began on routes of up to roughly 500 kilometres. T2 planned to increase combined commercial and test… - source: t2.auto