In Photos: Aboard an automated shinkansen bullet train test in Niigata

The driver's compartment on a shinkansen bullet train being operated by an automated system is seen in the city of Niigata on Nov. 17, 2021. The driver sits with their hands away from the brakes and control stand. (Mainichi/Masahiro Ogawa)

A Joetsu Shinkansen Line bullet train is seen pulling into the station under the control of an automated driving system, in Niigata's Chuo Ward, on Nov. 17, 2021. (Mainichi/Masahiro Ogawa)

An East Japan Railway Co. official shows the press images from inside the driver's compartment and explains the test while aboard an automated shinkansen bullet train, in the city of Niigata on Nov. 17, 2021. (Mainichi/Masahiro Ogawa)

East Japan Railway Co. officials confirm where the cars of a shinkansen bullet train operated by an automated driving system stopped relative to the platform, in Niigata's Chuo Ward, on Nov. 17, 2021. (Mainichi/Masahiro Ogawa)

The emergency stop button in the driver's compartment of an automated bullet train is seen in the city of Niigata on Nov. 17, 2021. (Mainichi/Masahiro Ogawa)