Announced details
Trunk-line logistics for daily necessities, including paper products and disposable diapers, and expressway transport between the Kanto and Kansai regions
Operating distance: approximately 520 km. Level 2 autonomous driving section: approximately 420 km.
Trials were conducted 4 times in total between July 2025 and April 2026. Commercial operations began on 28 May 2026.
PALTAC and Daio Paper will participate as users in T2's commercial operations. The 3 companies will jointly consider expanding the use of autonomous driving technology. No capital or personnel relationships are disclosed.
Head office: 1st Floor, Hibiya Kokusai Building, 2-2-3 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Masatomo Kumabe (熊部 雅友), Representative Director and CEO. Date established: 30 August 2022. Business activities: Development of autonomous driving systems, trunk-line transport services using Level 4 autonomous driving trucks, and other services related to trunk-line transport.
Daio Paper Nishiyodogawa DC (Osaka City), PALTAC Yokohama RDC (Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
According to T2 (as of May 2026). The first regular autonomous-truck operation in Japan for a domestic paper manufacturer.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Commercial operations using T2 autonomous driving trucks, Transport services using Level 2 autonomous driving trucks |
| Counterparty | 株式会社T2 |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: 1st Floor, Hibiya Kokusai Building, 2-2-3 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Masatomo Kumabe (熊部 雅友), Representative Director and CEO. Date established: 30 August 2022. Business activities: Development of autonomous driving systems, trunk-line transport services using Level 4 autonomous driving trucks, and other services related to trunk-line transport. |
| Relationship with the Company | PALTAC and Daio Paper will participate as users in T2's commercial operations. The 3 companies will jointly consider expanding the use of autonomous driving technology. No capital or personnel relationships are disclosed. |
| Contract Date | 28 May 2026 (agreement with T2 to participate in commercial operations) |
| Launch date | 28 May 2026 (start of commercial operations; actual) |
| Applicable area | Trunk-line logistics for daily necessities, including paper products and disposable diapers, and expressway transport between the Kanto and Kansai regions |
| Location | Daio Paper Nishiyodogawa DC (Osaka City), PALTAC Yokohama RDC (Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture) |
| Quantitative Effects | Operating distance: approximately 520 km. Level 2 autonomous driving section: approximately 420 km. |
| Usage history | Trials were conducted 4 times in total between July 2025 and April 2026. Commercial operations began on 28 May 2026. |
| Source | According to T2 (as of May 2026). The first regular autonomous-truck operation in Japan for a domestic paper manufacturer. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To address the decline in transport capacity resulting from the worsening shortage of truck drivers. Through commercial operations, the companies will accumulate and validate knowledge regarding transport stability and operational effectiveness.