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  "id": 7501054,
  "title": "Launch of Japan’s 1st Unmanned Taxi Service Eyed for 2027 by Waymo, 2 Japanese Firms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/launch-of-japans-1st-unmanned-taxi-service-eyed-for-2027-by-waymo-2",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T07:16:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/companies/20260915-348833/"
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  "summary": "Three companies including Waymo LLC, a U.S. autonomous driving technology company, announced Tuesday that they aim to launch a fully autonomous taxi service in Tokyo in 2027. If realized, it would be the first driverless taxi service in Japan.",
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        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Waymo, Japanese partners target driverless taxi service in Tokyo in 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/waymo-japanese-partners-target-driverless-taxi-service-in-tokyo-in",
        "published": "2026-09-15T02:11:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Waymo, Japanese partners target driverless taxi service in Tokyo in 2027",
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Waymo, Japanese partners target driverless taxi service in Tokyo in 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/waymo-japanese-partners-target-driverless-taxi-service-in-tokyo-in-7453891",
        "published": "2026-09-15T02:39:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Waymo, Japanese Partners Target Driverless Taxi Service in Tokyo in 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/waymo-japanese-partners-target-driverless-taxi-service-in-tokyo-in-7451442",
        "published": "2026-09-15T02:41:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Japan's 1st driverless taxi service eyed in Tokyo in 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/japans-1st-driverless-taxi-service-eyed-in-tokyo-in-2027",
        "published": "2026-09-15T06:30:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Waymo, Go plan autonomous taxi service in Tokyo for 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/waymo-go-plan-autonomous-taxi-service-in-tokyo-for-2027",
        "published": "2026-09-15T06:58:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "Japan's 1st driverless taxi service eyed in Tokyo in 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/japans-1st-driverless-taxi-service-eyed-in-tokyo-in-2027-7523115",
        "published": "2026-09-15T09:25:00.000Z"
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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."
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