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Nice News -  Japan has been busy in the efficient commuting industry. Now, authorities are outlining plans to raise the bar on cutting-edge transport with a new conveyor belt road. Think: Conveyor belt sushi, but with cargo instead of spicy tuna rolls.
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Planners envision the roadway will stretch 320 miles from Tokyo to Osaka and transport containers between the two major cities. If completed, it will check off quite a few boxes, including meeting the rising demand for delivery services, curbing carbon emissions, and alleviating pressures on delivery drivers amid an ongoing labor shortage, The Guardian reports. It’s estimated that the endeavor, if expanded nationwide, could do the work of 25,000 truck drivers per day.
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“We need to be innovative with the way we approach roads,” Yuri Endo, a senior official overseeing the project, told the Associated Press. “The key concept of the auto flow-road is to create dedicated spaces within the road network for logistics, utilizing a 24-hour automated and unmanned transportation system.” Test runs are slated to begin in 2027 or early 2028. In the meantime, check out this video to see how it could work.