Announced details
Situation assessment during disasters and emergencies, infrastructure inspections, search operations, situation surveys, security, surveying, and communications
ACSL and Preferred Networks are jointly conducting research and development for this project. NEDO is the organization promoting the K Program.
ACSL Corporation: Headquartered in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Directors and Co-CEOs Hayakawa Kensuke (早川研介) and Terayama Shoji (寺山昇志); a manufacturer that develops and mass-produces domestically produced industrial drones. Preferred Networks: Headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President Okanohara Daisuke (岡野原大輔); develops and commercializes products and solutions through vertical integration of the AI technology value chain; founded in 2014. NEDO: A national research and development agency.
ACSL Corporation: Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. Preferred Networks: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | AI-enabled autonomous and distributed control technologies for small unmanned aircraft, and automated route generation functionality |
| Counterparty | ACSL Corporation, Preferred Networks, Inc., and NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, a national research and development agency) |
| Counterparty overview | ACSL Corporation: Headquartered in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Directors and Co-CEOs Hayakawa Kensuke (早川研介) and Terayama Shoji (寺山昇志); a manufacturer that develops and mass-produces domestically produced industrial drones. Preferred Networks: Headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President Okanohara Daisuke (岡野原大輔); develops and commercializes products and solutions through vertical integration of the AI technology value chain; founded in 2014. NEDO: A national research and development agency. |
| Relationship with the Company | ACSL and Preferred Networks are jointly conducting research and development for this project. NEDO is the organization promoting the K Program. |
| Launch date | Research and development commenced in October 2025 (actual) |
| Applicable area | Situation assessment during disasters and emergencies, infrastructure inspections, search operations, situation surveys, security, surveying, and communications |
| Location | ACSL Corporation: Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. Preferred Networks: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
| Source | NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.As part of the progress of research and development under NEDO's K Program, development of AI-enabled autonomous and distributed control technologies has advanced to the point where automated route generation can be demonstrated.