The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Komatsu: 1 model, 3 deployments across 2 regions. 8 sources back the record.
CategoryTrucks
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
Komatsu is a Japanese Construction and mining equipment manufacturer based in Tokyo, developing autonomous haul trucks (930E AHS) for surface mining, enabling driverless truck operations in commercial mining environments worldwide.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founded
CEO
Product
Public
Robotics
Patents
Data & sources
Patent documents
6
Web sources
2
8 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Komatsu has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Applied Intuition1× joint
- 2Cummins1× joint
- 3Intel Corporation1× joint2 total
- 4Microsoft1× joint8 total
- 5NVIDIA1× joint119 total
Most recent
Komatsu on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Komatsu's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Komatsu deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Takuya Imayoshi Chief Executive Officer (since 2018)secondary-verified
- Taisuke Kusaba Chief Technology Officer, Senior Executive Officer & Directorsecondary-verified
- Hiroyuki Ogawa Director, Chairmansecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Meitaro Takeuchisoleno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Meitaro Takeuchi Founder (1921)secondary-verified
- Hiroyuki Ogawa President and Representative Director, CEOsince 2023-04-01secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Komatsu.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Komatsu3 deployments
Recent coverage
Komatsu in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every Komatsu competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- AutoXdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Baidudirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bot Autodirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Caterpillardirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Cruisedirect competitor(inferred)strong
Mentioned on (18)
Registry pages whose text names Komatsu.
Companies (5)
ATOMS, Pronto, Anglo American, United States Steel, Rio Tinto
Robots and products (2)
Deployments (7)
FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System at Nevada, Pronto AHS at Lake Bridgeport, Texas, USA, FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System at Chile, FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System at Gabriela Mistral Mine, Autoware at Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, 930E AHS at Pilbara, 930E AHS at Nevada
People (4)
Masayuki Moriyama, Taisuke Kusaba, Peter Salditt, Meitaro Takeuchi
Partnerships
5 total · 5 operating
Every company Komatsu has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Applied Intuition1× joint
- 2Cummins1× joint
- 3Intel Corporation1× joint2 total
- 4Microsoft1× joint8 total
- 5NVIDIA1× joint119 total
All 5 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—operating
- komatsu x Applied IntuitionwithApplied Intuitiondevelopment—operating
- komatsu x CumminswithCumminsdevelopment—operating
- komatsu x nvidiawithNVIDIA119technology—operating
- technology—operating
Patent estate (6)
- US6247538B1usptograntedgranted 2001-06-19assignee
- US6363632B1usptograntedgranted 2002-04-02assignee
- US6799100B2usptograntedgranted 2004-09-28assignee
- US9833901B2usptograntedgranted 2017-12-05assignee
- US10174614B2usptograntedgranted 2019-02-12assignee
- US8260483B2usptograntedgranted 2012-09-11assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Komatsu’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Komatsu Forest
2026-08-23Supply: Parent — forestry equipment manufacturing to Komatsu Forest
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Komatsu Mining
2026-08-23Supply: Parent — mining equipment manufacturing to Komatsu Mining
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: GPU for Smart Construction vision system from NVIDIA
New supplierNew supplier: Robert Bosch
2026-08-23Supply: Bosch Rexroth hydraulics for Komatsu equipment from Robert Bosch
Key hireHiroyuki Ogawa joins as ceo
2023-04-01Hiroyuki Ogawa appointed ceo (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Komatsu - autonomous haulage system
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Komatsu Autonomous Haulage System overview
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
930E AHS at Perth
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
930E AHS at Nevada
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Komatsu.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Komatsu from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Komatsu, AIM move autonomous partnership into U.S. commercial phase
Komatsu (OTC: KMTUY) and its subsidiary EARTHBRAIN have announced a strategic partnership with AIM Intelligent Machines to deploy autonomous construction systems on […] The post…
Komatsu and AIM Put Physical AI at the Centre of Autonomous Earthmoving
Komatsu and AIM Put Physical AI at the Centre of Autonomous Earthmoving Komatsu has spent nearly two decades proving that heavy machines can run themselves. Its FrontRunner system…
Tía María Komatsu AHS trucks: haul road and traffic design notes for mine engineers
Southern Copper’s Tia Maria to deploy first Komatsu AHS trucks in Peru
Heidelberg Materials, Pronto Partner on Autonomous Dump Trucks
NGM gets Komatsu’s 1,000th autonomous truck
- FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System continues to create value for customer operations, delivering scalable productivity and safety improvements - Komatsu becomes first OEM to commission 1,000 ultra-class autonomous haul trucks
Komatsu becomes first OEM to commission 1,000 ultra-class autonomous haul trucks
Komatsu hits autonomous milestone
Komatsu’s 1,000 autonomous ultra-class trucks: haul road design notes for engineers
Komatsu Commissions 1,000th Autonomous Haul Truck
Mining giant Komatsu reaches 1,000th autonomous haul truck
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/komatsu.md
- RSS feed: /companies/komatsu/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d32d32bd-b102-49ed-9d99-31bae6097427
- Revision history: /companies/komatsu/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
Video
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Heat Index
Serious60/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Komatsu draws attention at the 76th percentile but verifies reality at the 51st percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap +25, 10th widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 20, 2026