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  "id": 7523115,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-15T09:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post Business",
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  "summary": "Ride-hailing app operator Go Inc, Waymo LLC, the self-driving vehicle unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, and Nihon Kotsu Co said on Tuesday that they aim to launch Japan's first fully driverless taxi service in Tokyo in 2027.",
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        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Waymo, Japanese Partners Target Driverless Taxi Service in Tokyo in 2027",
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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"
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      {
        "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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