Article 75-13Standards for Permission for Specified Automated Operation; Related Considerations
第七十五条の十三（特定自動運行の許可基準等）
When the public safety commission intends to grant the permission under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, it must do so after examining whether the specified automated operation plan stated in the written application submitted under paragraph (2) of that Article conforms to the following standards:
the motor vehicle for specified automated operation under the specified automated operation plan is capable of engaging in specified automated operation;
特定自動運行計画に係る特定自動運行用自動車が特定自動運行を行うことができるものであること。
specified automated operation carried out in accordance with the specified automated operation plan satisfies the conditions of use for the automated operation device of that motor vehicle for specified automated operation;
特定自動運行計画に従つて行われる特定自動運行が当該特定自動運行用自動車の自動運行装置に係る使用条件を満たすものであること。
the smooth and reliable implementation is anticipated of the measures that a specified automated operation provider or specified automated operation worker must implement under the provisions of this Act, the provisions of orders under this Act, and dispositions under the provisions of this Act, including the measures under Articles 75-19 through 75-22 and Article 75-23, paragraphs (1) through (3);
第七十五条の十九から第七十五条の二十二まで及び第七十五条の二十三第一項から第三項までの規定による措置その他のこの法律及びこの法律に基づく命令の規定並びにこの法律の規定に基づく処分により特定自動運行実施者又は特定自動運行業務従事者が実施しなければならない措置の円滑かつ確実な実施が見込まれるものであること。
it is found that specified automated operation carried out in accordance with the specified automated operation plan (including the case where that specified automated operation ends on a road) is not likely to seriously hinder other traffic;
specified automated operation carried out in accordance with the specified automated operation plan is for the purpose of transporting persons or goods, and that transport is found to contribute to improving the convenience or welfare of local residents.
When the public safety commission intends to grant the permission under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, it must, for each of the matters set forth in the following items, hear the opinion of the person specified in the relevant item concerning that matter.
the matters set forth in items (i) and (ii) of the preceding paragraph: the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or other relevant authority;
the matter set forth in item (v) of the preceding paragraph: the head of the municipality (including a special ward; the same applies in Article 106-4, paragraph (1)) whose area includes the route prescribed in Article 75-12, paragraph (2), item (ii), (b), (1).