EIZO is participating in MEGURI2040, a project advancing the real-world deployment of autonomous ships, as a member of the DFFAS+ (Designing the Future of Fully Autonomous Ships Plus) consortium.
Through our Imaging Chain - a range of technologies covering video capture, processing, transmission, recording, and display - we contribute to the development of autonomous navigation systems. Our efforts focuses on onboard camera systems, image processing and AI to enable autonomous decision-making, and the creation of navigation records and video databases, all supporting sensor-fusion technology central to autonomous ship operations.
Under MEGURI2040, autonomous navigation trials were completed on Genbu, a newly built coastal container ship. From January 2026, the vessel entered commercial operation carrying cargo on a regular route with autonomy equivalent to Level 4, marking a world-first milestone in autonomous shipping.* Broader adoption of unmanned vessels is expected to ease crew workload, improve logistics reliability, and enhance the competitiveness of the maritime industry.
*World-first continuous commercial service on a regular route achieved without human intervention under defined conditions, according to The Nippon Foundation (as of January 2026).