Robot model
NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator
Demonstration autonomous ship for MEGURI 2040 project.
- Manufacturer
- NYK Line
- Form factor
- maritime_surface
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator, a maritime surface by NYK Line (pilot): 1 verified deployment on record. 5 sources back the record.
Overview
Demonstration autonomous ship for MEGURI 2040 project. Testing autonomous navigation, collision avoidance, and remote engine monitoring on coastal routes in Japan.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Product
Category
MEGURI2040 certification
Autonomous-shipping experience building
Specs
Weight kg
Data & sources
Web sources
5
5 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator at Tokyooperational
NYK MEGURI 2040 autonomous ship demonstration on Japanese coastal routes.
NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Fully Autonomous Ship Project MEGURI2040 stage 1 (World's first...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
NYK Line DFFAS autonomous ship consortium documentary
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at Tokyo
Safety record
No incidents on record for NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (5)
- https://www.nyk.com/english/news/2024/20240328_01.html
- https://www.nyk.com/english/csr/environment/autonomous-ship.html
- https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/containers/nyk-completes-world-s-first-autonomous-ship-trial-voyage-from-china-to-japan
- https://www.nyk.com/news/2026/20260415_02.html
- https://www.monohakobi.com/en/company/news/news_20260421/
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator.
Companies (1)
Deployments (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: maritime_surface
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator.Recent coverage
NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program Solving Social Issues by Developing World-leading Technologies
NYK and University of Michigan to develop shipbuilding robot assistants
NYK, MPA test autonomous vessel integration systems
NYK car carrier completes Singapore autonomous navigation trial
NYK car carrier tests autonomous navigation links with Singapore port systems
Car Carrier Elder Leader Conducts Demonstration Trial of Autonomous Navigation System Integration with Singapore Port Systems
NYK Orders Next-Generation Marine DX Equipped Car Carrier
Granite Asia leads Neptune Robotics’ US$52 million Series B funding round
Japanese and Singaporean players team up to accelerate fleet-wide decarbonization
Neptune Robotics Raises $52 Million Series B Led by Granite Asia, with Strategic Investment from NYK Line
NYK and Neptune Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Drive Decarbonisation in the Maritime Industry through Hull Cleaning
NYK Line scales up AI-powered hull cleaning across global fleet
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/nyk-autonomous-ship.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/3e42148c-c47a-42e5-a783-db6ecaa61987
- Revision history: /models/nyk-autonomous-ship/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator draws attention at the 55th percentile but verifies reality at the 22nd percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap +32.3, 6th widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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 21, 2026