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Heron / DriveHeron at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan

Turing's multimodal AI foundation model for autonomous driving. DriveHeron is a Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model with ~2 billion parameters that integrates camera data with language-based contextual understanding to predict and execute steering, acceleration, and braking. Achieved real-time autonomous driving on public roads at 10 Hz in March 2026, a first in Japan.

Heron / DriveHeron by Turing · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Robotaxis

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Real-time autonomous driving on public roads in Tokyo using VLA model. First company in Japan to achieve this milestone. Tokyo30 project targets 30 minutes of continuous fully autonomous driving in congested downtown Tokyo.

Exposure

Customer segment
manufacturing
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Heron / DriveHeron at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-20
Model
Heron / DriveHeron
Company
Turing
Location
Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan
Operator
Turing
Status
pilot
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
city centroid
First seen
2026-03-26
ID
6436e432-f569-426e-9d34-176ad21df2f0

Timeline

  1. Mar 2026
    First recorded
    Heron / DriveHeron first documented operating at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Turing Achieves Japan First Real-Time Autonomous Driving Using VLA Model · https://tur.ing/en/news/20260326/ · 2026-03-26
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-20

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-20

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the Heron / DriveHeron deployment at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan?
Heron / DriveHeron, built by Turing, is recorded as a deployment at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan on the DEPLOY registry. Turing operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Heron / DriveHeron at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan?
Turing, the manufacturer of Heron / DriveHeron, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Heron / DriveHeron deployment at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 26, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Heron / DriveHeron deployment at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, 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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