Isuzu with AIST and Nippon Koei · self-driving bus or shuttle
Erga Mio autonomous mid-size bus
A mid-size Isuzu city bus fitted for automated driving in a Japanese government-backed public-road test programme.
- Price
- —Price not published
- Autonomy
- SupervisedHow it runs
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
A research vehicle from Isuzu with AIST and Nippon Koei.
Real-world use
Public-road demonstrations began in July 2020 in Otsu, Sanda and three other areas.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Isuzu with AIST and Nippon KoeiCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- Otsu, Sanda and three other areas in Japan (2020)
Public attention
How much public attention Erga Mio autonomous mid-size bus gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
Erga Mio autonomous mid-size bus is the only vehicle from Isuzu with AIST and Nippon Koei in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedPrice not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Erga Mio autonomous mid-size busIsuzu with AIST and Nippon Koei |  Citywide LF electric autonomous busScania with NobinaSame job: passenger shuttle · Both on wheels · Both research platforms |  7900 Electric autonomous busVolvo Buses with NTU SingaporeSame job: passenger shuttle · Both on wheels · Both research platforms |  Hino Poncho Long autonomous busNippon Mobility (on Hino Poncho Long)Same job: passenger shuttle · Both on wheels · Both research platforms |
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| First shown | 2020-07 | 2019-02 | 2019-03-05 | 2022-01-08 |
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Sources
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