Nippon Mobility · self-driving bus or shuttle
Hino Poncho Long autonomous bus
A small Hino Poncho Long electric bus adapted for automated driving by Nippon Mobility for a Tokyo city trial.
- Price
- —Price not published
- Autonomy
- SupervisedHow it runs
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
A research vehicle from Nippon Mobility (on Hino Poncho Long).
Real-world use
Used in Tokyo Metropolitan Government trials in Nishi-Shinjuku from November 2021, led by Keio Dentetsu Bus.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Nippon MobilityCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- Tokyo (Nishi-Shinjuku, 2021)
Public attention
How much public attention Hino Poncho Long autonomous bus gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
Hino Poncho Long autonomous bus is the only vehicle from Nippon Mobility (on Hino Poncho Long) in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedPrice not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Hino Poncho Long autonomous busNippon Mobility (on Hino Poncho Long) |  Erga Mio autonomous mid-size busIsuzu with AIST and Nippon KoeiSame job: passenger shuttle · Both on wheels · Both research platforms |  Citywide LF electric autonomous busScania with NobinaSame job: passenger shuttle · Both on wheels · Both research platforms |  7900 Electric autonomous busVolvo Buses with NTU SingaporeSame job: passenger shuttle · Both on wheels · Both research platforms |
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| First shown | 2022-01-08 | 2020-07 | 2019-02 | 2019-03-05 |
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Sources
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