Editing Platoon (automobile) (section)

=== Japan ===
In January 2018, trucks from different manufacturers were successfully driven by platooning for the first time on the [[Shin-Tōmei Expressway|Shin-Tomei Expressway]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|date=12 January 2018 |title=World's First Test of Expressway Traveling of CACC - mounted Trucks Platooning with Drivers in the Following Trucks Launched |url=https://www.toyota-tsusho.com/english/press/detail/180112_004188.html 
|website=[[Toyota Tsusho]] |access-date=28 April 2022 }}</ref>

In February, 2021, [[Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (METI) and [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism]] (MLIT) successfully achieved traveling of trucks on part of the Shin-Tomei Expressway in a platoon in which no drivers were present in either the second or the following trucks, with staff in only the passenger seat for security purposes.<ref>{{cite web|date=5 March 2021 |title=Successful Autonomous Driving Technology Tests for Truck Platooning |url=https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2021/0305_003.html |website=[[Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry|Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)]] |access-date=28 April 2022 }}</ref>