RoboTruck Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-31 - Demonstration - RoboTruck completes supervised 260km autonomous highway run - The test took place on an unspecified day in May 2026 and was disclosed on 31 July. The truck handled motorway entry, lane keeping, overtaking, junction routing, merging and cut-in traffic across the approximately 260km route. A safety driver remained in the… - source: robotruck.jp
• 2026-07-31 - Funding - RoboTruck raises approximately JPY 5.2bn in Series A first close - JIC Venture Growth Investments led the first close, with SPARX Asset Management and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital joining as new investors. Existing investors Globis Capital Partners, Archetype Ventures, Mizuho Leaguer Investment and SMBC Venture Capital also… - source: robotruck.jp
• 2026-04-10 - Demonstration - RoboTruck completes autonomous semi-trailer road demonstration with logistics consortium - The February 2026 demonstration covered approximately 4,400 km between logistics hubs in Shizuoka and Aichi prefectures. Autonomous driving ran between Shin-Shizuoka IC and Tomei Miyoshi IC. The trial validated real-world highway performance including… - source: robotruck.jp
• 2026-02-09 - Demonstration - RoboTruck starts public-road autonomous semi-trailer demo with ORIX Auto and Senko - The demonstration used a RoboTruck-developed autonomous semi-trailer on the Shin-Tomei highway. The route ran between Shin-Fuji Interchange and Hamamatsu Service Area Smart Interchange. A driver remained onboard with override capability during the test. - source: robotruck.jp
• 2025-10-20 - Contract Award - RoboTruck selected for MLIT autonomous-truck project with Toyota Tsusho - RoboTruck is responsible for autonomous truck technology development in the Toyota Tsusho-led consortium. The project targets demonstration driving between logistics hubs along the Shin-Tomei or Tomei Expressway. RoboTruck identifies its business as R&D of… - source: robotruck.jp