How Japan’s carmakers are redesigning vehicles for elderly drivers

Carmakers in Japan, where almost 30 per cent of the population is 65 or older, are taking the lead on adapting cars so the nation’s legions of elderly drivers can feel more confident – and be safer – behind the wheel.A run of accidents involving elderly drivers has increased the pressure from regulators to standardise advanced features. Automatic brakes will be required for all new vehicles sold domestically from this year, for example, and car companies from Toyota to Nissan are employing…

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