e-Palette

by ToyotaJP

Give Japanese towns facing bus-driver shortages a driverless electric shuttle, built by Toyota but able to run whichever company's self-driving system works best.

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On sale in Japan since Sept 2025 with Level 2 assistance; driverless Level 4 aimed for fiscal 2027.

Updated 3 Sep 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Level 4 (driverless in set areas) e-Palette on the market
  1. e-Palette concept shown at CESJan 2018Complete.
  2. Paralympic pods halted after hitting a visually impaired athlete27 Aug 2021Complete.
  3. May Mobility's self-driving e-Palette factory shuttle announced3 Dec 2024Complete.
  4. Production e-Palette on sale in Japan15 Sep 2025Complete.
  5. Public-road trials in Tokyo with May Mobility's driving system3 Sep 2026Complete.
  6. Level 4 (driverless in set areas) e-Palette on the marketTarget 2027Current milestone.
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