Toyota resumes autonomous Paralympics buses after vehicle hit judo competitor, forced him out of match

Toyota’s autonomous shuttle service at the Paralympic games in Japan this year has recruited more humans to oversee its vehicles after one of the machines ran over an athlete. Aramitsu Kitazono, 30, representing Japan in judo at the Paralympics, withdrew from the competition at the weekend after he was hit by Toyota’s autonomous e-Pallete vehicle, according to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. Doctors advised the visually impaired fighter to pull out of his match over fears he may be suffering from mild concussion.
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