Panasonic Begins Trial of Mobility Service Using Autonomous Tracking Robots at Takanawa Gateway Station

Panasonic Corporation and Panasonic Production Engineering Co., Ltd. (collectively, "Panasonic"), in association with JR East Group, launch a mobility service trial using Panasonic's robotic mobility device - an electric wheelchair with autonomous tracking function. The trial is scheduled to take place from July to September, 2020 at Takanawa Gateway Station, a new station that opened in March 2020 along the JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines. The trial takes place in a normally closed area of the station to verify their serviceability in a semi-outdoor environment.