Masanori Muto

Masanori Muto is a senior researcher and frontier strategy group leader at Mitsubishi Research Institute. He has contributed to a large number of national research and demonstration projects, including the MEGURI 2040/DFFAS (Designing the Future of Full Autonomous Ship) project, as a core member of the project management team. He additionally completed the space studies program of the International Space University. Muto specializes in systems engineering and geospatial information system design and management.

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Presentation

MEGURI2040 Stage 2: toward the social implementation of fully autonomous ships

The MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Project administrated by the Nippon Foundation has moved to the second stage, targeting the commercialization of fully autonomous ships by 2025. Under MEGURI2040 Stage 2, the consortium of over 50 companies (DFFAS+) in Japan will demonstrate the fully autonomous navigation system equivalent to AL4 but also work on other activities necessary for social implementation, including standardization of technologies and ensuring social (and economic) acceptance of MASS. The presentation shows the progress of the project, especially focusing on how the consortium works on use cases, insurance and legal liability issues, and the socioeconomic impact assessment of MASS.