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There are many long weekends – or potential long weekends – occurring this year. While some people have already planned where they want to go during these breaks, there are also those who prefer to make last-minute decisions. [1]

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – In a dramatic early morning incident in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, a worker shuttle bus burst into flames while idling, moments after the driver had stepped away. [2]

TOKYO/NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor unit Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus, a subsidiary of Germany's Daimler Truck, are moving to finalize a merger agreement, Nikkei has learned. [3]

BENGALURU -- Japanese taxi company Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo is expanding its hired-car business in India to cities such as New Delhi and Mumbai, targeting corporate demand for safe transportation options. [4]

TOKYO -- Hino Motors is devising autonomous-driving technologies that can guide buses and trucks to change lanes and safely stop on the shoulder if the driver suddenly becomes incapacitated. [5]

DeNA's "robot shuttle" service will debut next month at a shopping center in Chiba. TOKYO -- DeNA, a Japanese company known for mobile gaming, is hopping onto a new business with self-driving buses. [6]

YANGON— Dubbed one of the first big reforms made by the National League for Democracy government in Myanmar’s financial hub Yangon, a new public transport system known as the Yangon Bus Service (YBS) will turn one next month. [7]

CompaniesVolkswagen Truck teams with Toyota's Hino despite parents' rivalry Japanese company will give German group access to Asia sales network Hino Motors President Yoshio Shimo, left, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus CEO Andreas Renschler shake hands du... (confirmed by 2 sources) [8]

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[1] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2026-01-17 · 85% match

Domestic goodness: Long weekends and short getaways

There are many long weekends – or potential long weekends – occurring this year. While some people have already planned where they want to go during these breaks, there are also those who prefer to make last-minute decisions.

[2] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-04-21 · 35% match

Close Call in Ayutthaya – Worker shuttle bus catches fire minutes after driver steps away

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – In a dramatic early morning incident in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, a worker shuttle bus burst into flames while idling, moments after the driver had stepped away.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-22 · 35% match

Toyota, Daimler near merger of truck units, eyeing Tokyo listing

TOKYO/NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor unit Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus, a subsidiary of Germany's Daimler Truck, are moving to finalize a merger agreement, Nikkei has learned.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-21 · 34% match

Japan taxi company to expand chauffeured-car service in India

BENGALURU -- Japanese taxi company Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo is expanding its hired-car business in India to cities such as New Delhi and Mumbai, targeting corporate demand for safe transportation options.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-11-25 · 46% match

Hino developing emergency self-driving tech for buses, trucks

TOKYO -- Hino Motors is devising autonomous-driving technologies that can guide buses and trucks to change lanes and safely stop on the shoulder if the driver suddenly becomes incapacitated.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-07-08 · 40% match

Japanese tech group DeNA takes mobile to driverless buses

DeNA's "robot shuttle" service will debut next month at a shopping center in Chiba. TOKYO -- DeNA, a Japanese company known for mobile gaming, is hopping onto a new business with self-driving buses.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-12-18 · 39% match

Despite High Operating Costs, CEO of Yangon’s New Bus System Remains Optimistic

YANGON— Dubbed one of the first big reforms made by the National League for Democracy government in Myanmar’s financial hub Yangon, a new public transport system known as the Yangon Bus Service (YBS) will turn one next month.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-04-12 · 39% match

Volkswagen Truck teams with Toyota's Hino despite parents' rivalry

CompaniesVolkswagen Truck teams with Toyota's Hino despite parents' rivalry Japanese company will give German group access to Asia sales network Hino Motors President Yoshio Shimo, left, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus CEO Andreas Renschler shake hands du

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-03-10 · 38% match

Driverless vehicles prepare for takeoff at Tokyo airport

TOKYO -- On a recent February day, a mini bus made by Hino Motors cautiously made its way along a public road near Tokyo's Haneda Airport at a speed of about 10kph. There were no passengers, and more surprisingly, no driver either.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-03-08 · 38% match

Japan's driver shortages spur innovation at warehouses

OMI HACHIMAN, Japan -- An engineer at Japanese forklift maker Mitsubishi Logisnext says he is receiving more inquiries from warehouse operators about self-driving models, even though they cost several times more than conventional versions.

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