Japan, Dec. 10 -- NYK has ordered a next-generation pure car carrier with an AI-enabled autonomous navigation suite and other Marine DX systems from Shinkai Toyohashi Shipbuilding in Japan, according to the company's statement.The 199.95-meter vessel, 38 meters abeam, is scheduled for delivery on 31 March 2026 and will serve as a test platform for advanced navigation and safety technologies during regular commercial voyages. The ship will use an autonomous navigation system developed under the Nippon Foundation's MEGURI2040 fully autonomous ship program.Operating under crew supervision, the system employs AI-based image recognition and automatic radar target analysis to assess surrounding traffic, evaluate collision and grounding risks, gen...