# Autoware at Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan: deployment

Canonical ID: `46660765-a112-40cf-a60b-a17f370e86d9`

[TIER IV](/companies/tier-iv.md) Minibus began full-time commercial service at Level 2 in March 2024 on a route linking Komatsu Station and Komatsu Airport. Level 4 certification for fully driverless operation received March 2025. Part of Komatsu's effort to establish itself as a regional transportation hub with the Hokuriku Shinkansen.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** autoware-komatsu-ishikawa-japan
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Autoware](/models/autoware.md) (id: `cdcb0582-9fe1-4ae8-9ab2-968a54040a11`)
- **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis)
- **Company:** [Tier IV](/companies/tier-iv.md) (id: `8c8a9f0b-110b-4d16-aad1-20798e85da1b`)
- **Location:** [Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan](/locations/komatsu-ishikawa-japan.md) (id: `4c67c7b4-67f5-4ea2-8007-1a47ef149999`)
- **First seen:** 2024-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://tier4.co.jp/en/case-studies/komatsu-ishikawa · 2024-03-01

## Verified answers

- [Where can you actually ride a robotaxi in 2026?](/where-can-you-ride-a-robotaxi.md)
- [Robotaxi safety record: every recall, crash, and investigation](/robotaxi-safety-record.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Autoware deployment at Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan?

Autoware, built by Tier IV, is recorded as a deployment at Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on the DEPLOY registry. Tier IV operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Autoware at Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan?

Tier IV, the manufacturer of Autoware, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Autoware deployment at Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Autoware deployment at Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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