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Easy Ride robo-vehicle (Nissan LEAF)
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Easy Ride robo-vehicle

Nissan LEAF

Modified Nissan LEAF cars used for an app-booked robotaxi trial in Yokohama. Nissan and DeNA aimed for a full service in the early 2020s, which did not happen.

Price
—service only, not sold
Autonomy
Level 4No driver needed in its area
Driverless
Not yetSafety driver on board
Fleet
2Reported; details below
Speed
—Not published
Range
—Not published

Why it matters

A retired vehicle from Nissan with DeNA.

Real-world use

Two-week public field test in Yokohama's Minato Mirai district from 5 to 18 March 2018 on a 4.5 km route, with a test driver on board.

Timeline

First shown
2017-12
Released
Not yet
Nissan and DeNA announce Easy Ride field test

Maker

NissanCompany

How 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
Yokohama (Minato Mirai)
Fleet
2 cars (press, 2018)
SAE level
Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area

Public attention

A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.

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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.

Lineage

Every Nissan with DeNA vehicle in order.

  1. Easy Ride robo-vehicle (Nissan LEAF)Easy Ride robo-vehicle (Nissan LEAF)2017Retired
  2. Nissan Serena autonomous mobility service vehicleNissan Serena autonomous mobility service vehicle2025Pilot use

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedservice only, not sold
How to get one
No official buying page found

Side by side with its peers

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Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

CleanTechnica Nissan & DeNA to begin public self-driving taxi service testing in Japan in 2018 Pocket-lint Nissan to test self-driving taxis in Japan in 2018

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