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[Breaking News]Tesla unveils driverless Cybercab in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 11 Kyodo - U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. unveils the Cybercab, its purpose-built autonomous robotaxi with no steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal, in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Tesla unveils driverless Cybercab in Japan

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. unveils the Cybercab, its purpose-built autonomous robotaxi with no steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal, in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026.

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Tesla unveils driverless Cybercab in Japan

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. unveils the Cybercab, its purpose-built autonomous robotaxi with no steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal, in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026.

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Tesla unveils driverless Cybercab in Japan

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. unveils the Cybercab, its purpose-built autonomous robotaxi with no steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal, in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026.

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Tesla unveils autonomous robotaxi

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. unveils the autonomous robotaxi named "Cybercab" that has no steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal, enabling fully driverless operation in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026.

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CORRECTED: Tesla unveils driverless Cybercab in Japan

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. unveils the Cybercab, its purpose-built autonomous robotaxi with no steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal, in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026.

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CORRECTED: Tesla unveils driverless Cybercab in Japan

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. unveils the Cybercab, its purpose-built autonomous robotaxi with no steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal, in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2026.

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China: Car Plunges Down Slope After Driver Hits Wrong Pedal

A driver in Zunyi, Guizhou, China accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while reversing on March 2, 2026, causing the car to veer off the road and plunge down a slope. The vehicle scraped against a Nissan Patrol before crashing heavily into a parked Range Rover below, scattering debris across the scene. Bystanders gathered to assess the damage as the crashed vehicles came to rest at the bottom of the slope.

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Test shows electronics not cause of sudden acceleration: Toyota

LOS ANGELES, United States - An expert from outside of Toyota Motor Corp. briefs about a test on an electronic throttle-control system during a live webcast at Toyota Motor Corp.'s North America headquarters in Torrance, California, on March 8, 2010. Toyota said the test showed that unless covers of multiple wires connecting an engine-control computer and an accelerator pedal are damaged and touch each other, sudden acceleration will not occur.

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Test shows electronics not cause of sudden acceleration: Toyota

LOS ANGELES, United States - A woman performs a test on an electronic throttle-control system during a live webcast at Toyota Motor Corp.'s North America headquarters in Torrance, California, on March 8, 2010. Toyota said the test showed that unless covers of multiple wires connecting an engine-control computer and an accelerator pedal are damaged and touch each other, sudden acceleration will not occur.

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Electric minivehicle for elderly debuts

TOKYO, Japan - A single-seat electric vehicle for the elderly was unveiled in Tokyo on Oct. 7. Unlike automobiles, the vehicle does not have a foot break or an accelerator pedal. The electric vehicle, measuring 2.2 meters long and 1.2 meters wide, was jointly developed by Minoru Kamata, assistant professor of the University of Tokyo, and a Yokohama-based auto company.

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STOP Pedal" commercialized by Nanki Industry

Nanki Industries (Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture) has been getting a lot of attention for its "STOP Pedal," which has increased from two to three inquiries a day to 20 to 30 inquiries a day as traffic accidents caused by elderly drivers stepping on the wrong pedal have become a social problem. "The number of inquiries has increased from two to three a day to 20 to 30 a day, as traffic accidents caused by elderly drivers mistakenly stepping on the gas pedal have become a social problem," said Mr. Minami. The product is installed in place of the accelerator pedal in automobiles. The only problem is that the system is not compatible with all car models and production cannot keep up with the demand. We want to reduce the number of traffic accidents and eliminate accidents caused by wrong steps," said Mr. Minami. (Photo taken on July 4, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Test shows electronics not cause of sudden acceleration: Toyota

LOS ANGELES, United States - A woman performs a test on an electronic throttle-control system during a live webcast at Toyota Motor Corp.'s North America headquarters in Torrance, California, on March 8, 2010. Toyota said the test showed that unless covers of multiple wires connecting an engine-control computer and an accelerator pedal are damaged and touch each other, sudden acceleration will not occur. (Kyodo)

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Test shows electronics not cause of sudden acceleration: Toyota

LOS ANGELES, United States - An expert from outside of Toyota Motor Corp. briefs about a test on an electronic throttle-control system during a live webcast at Toyota Motor Corp.'s North America headquarters in Torrance, California, on March 8, 2010. Toyota said the test showed that unless covers of multiple wires connecting an engine-control computer and an accelerator pedal are damaged and touch each other, sudden acceleration will not occur. (Kyodo)

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Japan car accident caused by elderly driver

Photo shows a car that smashed into a restaurant in Shibukawa in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on July 10, 2019, injuring the 77-year-old male driver and three customers. The driver said he stepped on the accelerator pedal rather than the brake by mistake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan car accident caused by elderly driver

Photo shows a car that smashed into a restaurant in Shibukawa in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on July 10, 2019, injuring the 77-year-old male driver and three customers. The driver said he stepped on the accelerator pedal rather than the brake by mistake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Car accident by senior driver

Photo taken June 3, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an automobile that drove into pedestrians near a grocery store in Osaka, leaving four injured. Its 80-year-old driver, who said he mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal, was arrested on the scene. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Car accident by senior driver

Photo taken June 3, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an automobile that drove into pedestrians near a grocery store in Osaka, leaving four injured. Its 80-year-old driver, who said he mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal, was arrested on the scene. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Car accident by senior driver

Photo taken June 3, 2019, shows an automobile that drove into pedestrians near a grocery store in Osaka, leaving four injured. Its 80-year-old driver, who said he mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal, was arrested on the scene. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Car accident by senior driver

Photo taken June 3, 2019, shows an automobile that drove into pedestrians near a grocery store in Osaka, leaving four injured. Its 80-year-old driver, who said he mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal, was arrested on the scene. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Car accident by senior driver

Photo taken June 3, 2019, shows an automobile that drove into pedestrians near a grocery store in Osaka, leaving four injured. Its 80-year-old driver, who said he mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal, was arrested on the scene. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Electric minivehicle for elderly debuts

TOKYO, Japan - A single-seat electric vehicle for the elderly was unveiled in Tokyo on Oct. 7. Unlike automobiles, the vehicle does not have a foot break or an accelerator pedal. The electric vehicle, measuring 2.2 meters long and 1.2 meters wide, was jointly developed by Minoru Kamata, assistant professor of the University of Tokyo, and a Yokohama-based auto company.