「ライドシェア検討」表明へ　岸田首相所信、自民は賛否交錯

　岸田文雄首相は２３日に行う臨時国会の所信表明演説で、一般ドライバーが自家用車を使って有償で乗客を送迎する「ライドシェア」導入の検討を打ち出す。政府関係者が１８日、明らかにした。自民党内で賛否が交錯する中、導入に向けた機運を醸成する狙いがある。
　ライドシェアは海外で普及する一方、日本は道路運送法で原則禁止されている。しかし、大都市や観光地、過疎地で公共交通機関の運転手不足は深刻化しており、菅義偉前首相や河野太郎デジタル相らが解禁に前向きな姿勢を示している。（2023/10/18-18:13）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to announce a plan next week to consider lifting the country's ban on ride-sharing services, government officials said Wednesday.
   Kishida is likely to use his parliamentary policy speech, set for Monday, to unveil the plan in an effort to build momentum for the introduction of ride-sharing transportation services as his ruling Liberal Democratic Party is divided over the matter.
   Ride-sharing service involves the use of personal vehicles by drivers to transport passengers for a fee.
   Some LDP members, including former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and digital transformation minister Taro Kono, are positive about lifting the ban to address serious shortages of public transportation drivers in big cities, tourist spots and underpopulated areas.
   Kishida told a government panel on Oct. 11 that his government will consider promoting the use of private vehicles and drivers to cope with a shortage of local transportation workers. He instructed transport minister Tetsuo Saito to consider the matter.