Rolls-Royce pushes for autonomous shipping

Posted on 29 Jun 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

British manufacturing conglomerate Rolls-Royce has released a new white paper outlining a plan for autonomous global shipping.

Developed by the company’s Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA), the white paper was unveiled last week at the Autonomous Ship Technology Symposium 2016 in Amsterdam. Primarily, the white paper aims to show that the use of autonomous ships for freight is not just technically feasible, but also economically feasible. Additionally, it examines the safety…

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