East Japan Railway Co. conducts an experiment using an automated E7-series bullet train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line in Niigata on Nov. 17. (Video by Toshinari Takahashi) ...

In 1997, West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) introduced the 500 Series Shinkansen, ... while others, including the N700S and E7 Series, have seats that sink down as they recline.

The E7 series shinkansen traveled 5 km from Niigata Station to the Niigata Shinkansen Rolling Stock Center, controlled entirely by an automatic train operation (ATO) system. Read Next.

The E7-series bullet train ran for nearly 5km from Niigata Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen line. November 18, 2021. Share Copy Link; Share on X ... East Japan Railway (JR East) has carried out a ...

In the early hours of Nov. 17, the East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) revealed an automated driving test for an E7 series shinkansen bullet train to the press, in what is said to be the first tests ...

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