# Heron / DriveHeron at Tokyo, Japan: deployment

Canonical ID: `6436e432-f569-426e-9d34-176ad21df2f0`

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.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-20_

- **Slug:** turing-heron-tokyo-japan
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Heron / DriveHeron](/models/turing-heron.md) (id: `2cf3a1a6-06b9-4123-b93f-95eb12acb5b4`)
- **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis)
- **Company:** [Turing](/companies/turing.md) (id: `a2532e93-8f76-49ef-b384-73186fff5021`)
- **Location:** [Tokyo, Japan](/locations/tokyo-japan.md) (id: `7f1186ea-0357-4925-a6ed-bddb76556f8e`)
- **First seen:** 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Turing Achieves Japan First Real-Time Autonomous Driving Using VLA Model** · https://tur.ing/en/news/20260326/ · 2026-03-26

## 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 Heron / DriveHeron deployment at Tokyo, Japan?

Heron / DriveHeron, built by Turing, is recorded as a deployment at Tokyo, Japan on the DEPLOY registry. Turing operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Heron / DriveHeron at 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 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 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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