{
  "id": 14950270,
  "title": "JR Tokai to Introduce 1st Autonomous Shinkansen Train",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/jr-tokai-to-introduce-1st-autonomous-shinkansen-train",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026101600895/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)--Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, said Friday that it will introduce a new Shinkansen bullet train model equipped with an autonomous operation system for the first time. JR Tokai aims to put the new S0 Series model into service on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines in July 2029. It will be the first fully remodeled one in nine years. The S0 Series trai...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}