Japan's Olympic Dreams Do Not Involve Human Drivers

It was reported a while ago that there would be driverless pods available for use at the 2020 Olympics in Japan. After little news on that, news is appearing about a Japanese company that is seeking a partner to produce these driverless vehicles. The name - Robot Taxi.

"Our strategy is to keep our costs low by partnering with automakers for the hardware, and to keep those production costs low while we create both the technology and the service," ... Robot Taxi Chairman Hisashi Taniguchi told reporters.

No deals yet or reports of interested automakers. But the news is that Japan's wheels of government are turning to create a regulatory scheme to allow testing of self-driving cars on roads.

So not any real news. But I did watch the Oscars and I can tell you which dresses and suits I liked.