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Re:The Tokyo Olympic Robots by zoomablemind on Sunday August 01, 2021 @11:20AM (#28026898)
Are there also [?Toyota] self-driving vans?

I spotted in some photo from the Olympics the vans which look just like the "rugbyball bot" but a full size for passengers.

Edit: Apparently these are busses e-Palette by Toyota, hydrogen fuel-cell powered. Level-4 self-driving capable, but there's a designated driver on-board. Up to 20people, range 150km, speed 19km/h.

Here's what's inside e-Palette bus:

https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/29933371.html

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Re:The Tokyo Olympic Robots by pests on Sunday August 01, 2021 @02:56PM (#28028869)
You say hydrogen fuel cell powered but the link you posted says electric-battery.
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Re:The Tokyo Olympic Robots by zoomablemind on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:48PM (#28030382)
Indeed, it's electric battery powered, not hydrogen powered. I guess, I got confused reading other links which described promised hydrogen use during the Olympics, including the Olympic flame.

Sorry for the confusion.

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