Well, reading closely, this means they're bringing their vehicles and let Nihon Kotsu drivers drive the car for training and just that. No autonomous driving, or no services to actual riders either, which makes sense!
こんにちは(Konnichiwa) and hello, Japan! We're thrilled to announce that Waymo, in partnership with @Nihonkotsu_Taxi and @go_goesnext, will bring our autonomous vehicles to Tokyo for our first international road trip. Read more: waymo.com/blog/2024/12/partn…