India, Feb. 28 -- Nissan may have a solution for a shortage of drivers in Japan - self-driving cars that form a part of a fleet for ride-sharing taxi service. In a country that is ageing and ageing fast, the Japanese manufacturer is confident of rolling out the service in the next three years and has confirmed that a trial run will begin soon.

Nissan plans to roll out its autonomous vehicle ride-share service in Japan by fiscal 2027. This was confirmed by Kazuhiro Doi who is the Vice President ofNissan Research and Advanced Engineering. For this, a trial run will be carried out using 20 Serena-based cars in the Japanese city of Yokohama. Additionally, the company is in talks with government officials over safety and regulation-related ma...