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Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act, Act No. 32 of 2022 – permission system for specified automated operation (道路交通法の一部を改正する法律（令和4年法律第32号）)

Legal state as of
Not recorded
Last source check
2026-09-07
Verification scope
The earlier detailed check concerns a previous version of this record. The date shown is recorded in the catalogue; verification of the current record is not documented.

Earlier source check — record changed

Checked 2026-09-07 · record updated 2026-09-07

The source record has changed since this check. These findings refer to the earlier record.

Source check 2026-09-07 (Codex): NPA explanation and National Diet promulgation record. The April 2023 commencement concerns specified automated operation provisions. An onboard supervisor is an alternative to the remote-monitoring arrangement. This was not an article-by-article audit of the full current Japanese Act. The e-Gov link is to the consolidated 1960 Act; the record title identifies the 2022 amendment.

Changes record updated
Summary
Act No. 32 of 2022 introduced permission for driverless specified automated operation, corresponding to Level 4. The relevant provisions took effect on 1 April 2023. The Prefectural Public Safety Commission approves the operation plan. The implementer must follow the plan and train staff. NPA guidance describes remote monitoring and a supervisor, with an onboard supervisor as an alternative.
Citation
Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act, Act No. 32 of 2022, promulgated 27 April 2022; specified automated operation provisions effective 1 April 2023. Consolidated provisions are in the Road Traffic Act, Act No. 105 of 1960.

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source record

Record provenance
Published source library
Organisation
National Police Agency (Japan); National Diet of Japan
Jurisdiction
Japan
Publication date
2022-04-27
Legal status
In force
Effective from
2023-04-01
Summary
Act No. 32 of 2022 introduced permission for driverless specified automated operation, corresponding to Level 4. The relevant provisions took effect on 1 April 2023. The Prefectural Public Safety Commission approves the operation plan. The implementer must follow the plan and train staff. NPA guidance describes remote monitoring and a supervisor, with an onboard supervisor as an alternative.
Význam
The Act replaces the driver with an entity-plus-supervisor structure for driverless operation and places the deployment gate with the police authority rather than the vehicle-approval authority.
Citation
Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act, Act No. 32 of 2022, promulgated 27 April 2022; specified automated operation provisions effective 1 April 2023. Consolidated provisions are in the Road Traffic Act, Act No. 105 of 1960.
Recorded review date
2026-09-07
Official source
https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000105

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