Nihon Kotsu News

Latest Nihon Kotsu news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. 4 articles tracked by The Robotics Media.

About Nihon Kotsu

Nihon Kotsu is Tokyo's largest taxi company and a major shareholder in GO Inc. It oversees the management, servicing and operation of Waymo's vehicles in Japan, with its drivers conducting the manual mapping runs that precede autonomous deployment in central Tokyo.

Key facts

• Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
• Country: Japan
• Founded: 1928
• Sectors: Autonomous Vehicles
• Website: https://www.nihon-kotsu.co.jp

Latest Nihon Kotsu news

• Waymo, Nihon Kotsu And GO Set 2027 Launch For Tokyo Driverless Robotaxis — Waymo unveiled a three-way tie-up with Nihon Kotsu and mobility app GO to run about 100 Jaguar I-PACEs across seven Tokyo wards in 2027 — its first pa...
• Waymo Sets 2028 Robotaxi Launch in Singapore, Its First Southeast Asia Market — Alphabet's Waymo will bring its all-electric robotaxi service to Singapore in 2028, using Jaguar I-PACE vehicles and a 2027 manual-driving training ph...
• Waymo, Nihon Kotsu And GO Set 2027 Launch For Tokyo's First Fully Autonomous Robotaxi Service — Waymo, Nihon Kotsu and Japan's largest taxi-hailing app GO have formally agreed to launch an unmanned commercial ride-hailing service in Tokyo in 2027...
• GO Inc Soars 21% In Japan's Biggest 2026 IPO, Eyes Waymo — GO Inc, Japan's dominant taxi-hailing platform and Waymo's Tokyo robotaxi partner, jumped as much as 21% in its Tokyo Stock Exchange debut, capping th...