World’s first autonomous ferry takes a trip

Posted on 4 Dec 2018 by Maddy White

The first fully autonomous ferry has been trialled using advanced ship intelligence technologies to navigate its journey.

Rolls-Royce ship intelligence technologies was used in the trip – image courtesy of Rolls-Royce. The demonstration saw Finferries’ Falco, journey between Finland’s Parainen and Nauvo. To carry out the trip, Rolls-Royce ship intelligence technologies was used. This enabled the vessel to detect objects using sensor fusion and artificial intelligence, and to conduct…

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