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Futamatagawa–Sakonyama Autonomous Bus Trial

Revision 2026-08-18-baseline · effective 2026-08-18

Superseded. A later revision exists: 2026-08-20-source-dates-b8 →

unreviewed

Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 5 claims and 2 source dossiers.

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Change set

  • add /evidencePassport — Added claim-level evidence mapping and source dossiers.
  • add /revisionHistory — Established a permanent, hash-addressed baseline revision.
5
of 5 claims mapped
2
source dossiers
1
publication dates recorded
0
archives linked
0
exact locators
0
content captures hashed

Claims, one by one

The text below is copied verbatim from the published record. Each claim names the source dossiers that carry it; caveats stay attached to the claim they qualify.

Claim 1 clm-8d4c87b029ef04ec quantitative
from 20 January to 19 February 2026, on advance booking and alongside the normal timetable
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The local paper gives the demonstration period as 20 January to 19 February 2026, by advance reservation, running in parallel with normal scheduled service; the city's press release gives the same 20 January 2026 start.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Town News — autonomous bus between Futamatagawa station and Sakonyama (22 January 2026)
  2. City of Yokohama — autonomous EV bus demonstration, Futamatagawa to Sakonyama
Claim 2 clm-0b7124889f65988e quantitative
a TIER IV Minibus 2.0 with a top speed of 35km/h
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The report names the vehicle as TIER IV's small EV bus 'Minibus 2.0' and gives a maximum speed of 35km/h.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Town News — autonomous bus between Futamatagawa station and Sakonyama (22 January 2026)
Claim 3 clm-6d6a120194ed130b quantitative
A driver sits at the wheel and intervenes when needed: the operator describes it as autonomous driving level 2
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The report states a driver is placed in the driver's seat and intervenes manually as required, and labels the operation 自動運転レベル2 (autonomous driving level 2).
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Town News — autonomous bus between Futamatagawa station and Sakonyama (22 January 2026)
Claim 4 clm-8a75bb97dbef169a descriptive
locates itself by matching onboard sensor data against a map of the route
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The report describes the vehicle estimating its own position by overlaying map information of the route with surroundings captured by onboard sensors while driving.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Town News — autonomous bus between Futamatagawa station and Sakonyama (22 January 2026)
Claim 5 clm-0baa0444635cf38b descriptive
funded by a transport ministry subsidy aimed explicitly at the shortage of bus drivers
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The city's press release states the project was adopted under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's subsidy for regional public transport and autonomous-vehicle deployment, and gives the driver shortage and the preservation of existing routes as the purpose.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. City of Yokohama — autonomous EV bus demonstration, Futamatagawa to Sakonyama

Source dossiers and revision state

This layer records what is known about each source, what is still missing, and the exact snapshot this page is rendering. A missing date, archive or hash stays visible as missing.

unreviewed Revision 2026-08-18-baseline effective 2026-08-18 · created 2026-08-18

Awaiting operator and domain-expert review; publication of this revision implies neither.

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5
of 5 claims mapped
2
source dossiers
1
publication dates recorded
0
archives linked
0
exact locators
0
content captures hashed

Governance facts carried by the record

Operator
Sotetsu Bus and A-Drive with the City of Yokohama
Actor types
city-government, private, national-government
Funding model
public
Funding description
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism subsidy for regional public transport and autonomous-vehicle deployment
Cost
Not recorded
Ownership
Not recorded
Decision rights
Not recorded
Exit conditions
Not recorded

2 source dossiers

City of Yokohama — autonomous EV bus demonstration, Futamatagawa to Sakonyama city.yokohama.lg.jp · 2 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-5780d6b091081045
Publisher
Name not classified · city.yokohama.lg.jp
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
Not recorded
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-18
Dossier created
2026-08-18
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
No locator recordedDescriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Town News — autonomous bus between Futamatagawa station and Sakonyama (22 January 2026) townnews.co.jp · 4 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-bde8a2084f689694
Publisher
Name not classified · townnews.co.jp
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2026-01-22
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-18
Dossier created
2026-08-18
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
No locator recordedDescriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Known limits of this passport
  • Publisher names and source languages have not yet been classified; domains are recorded without guessing.
  • Existing source notes are descriptive locators, not page- or paragraph-exact citations.
  • A missing archive, publication date or content hash is shown as null rather than inferred.
  • The project-level evidence grade ranks the strongest source in the entry; it is not a truth score for every claim.