NYK and its group companies MTI Co., Ltd. and Japan Maritime Science Inc. have received approval in principle (AiP) for a fully autonomous ship framework that is currently being developed under the name of “APExS-auto.” ClassNK and Bureau Veritas, classification societies based respectively in Japan and France, reviewed the safety of the framework and certified .
NYK and its group companies MTI Co., Ltd. and Japan Maritime Science Inc. have received approval in principle (AiP) for a fully autonomous ship framework that is currently being developed under the name of "APExS-auto."