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NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator at Tokyo

Demonstration autonomous ship for MEGURI 2040 project. Testing autonomous navigation, collision avoidance, and remote engine monitoring on coastal routes in Japan.

NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator by NYK Line · Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verified · Maritime

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NYK MEGURI 2040 autonomous ship demonstration on Japanese coastal routes. Testing autonomous navigation systems and remote machinery monitoring with Japan's first autonomous ship framework.

Key facts

Fleet
NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator
Coverage
Japanese coastal routes
Technology
Autonomous navigation systems and remote machinery monitoring
Regulatory
Japan's first autonomous ship framework

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator at Tokyo.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator
Company
NYK Line
Location
Japan (JGSDF Trials)/Tokyo
Operator
NYK Line
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
01890be5-560f-428f-8761-985ec7c724c0

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator first documented operating at Tokyo.
  2. Jun 2026
    created
  3. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (5)

  1. https://www.nyk.com/english/news/2024/20240328_01.html
  2. https://www.nyk.com/english/csr/environment/autonomous-ship.html
  3. https://www.nyk.com/english/news/2023/20230721_1.html
  4. https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/ocean/meguri2040
  5. https://www.kline.co.jp/en/news/csr/csr-20231127.html
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: development

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime_surface

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator deployment at Tokyo?
NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator, built by NYK Line, is recorded as a deployment at Tokyo on the DEPLOY registry. NYK Line operates the deployment directly.
Who operates NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator at Tokyo?
NYK Line, the manufacturer of NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator deployment at Tokyo go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator deployment at Tokyo?
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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