An EU-funded research project which aims to create conditions for autonomous vessel navigation is in its Concept Definition phase and will move on to the Technology Adaption and Integrations Work Package (WP03) this summer, Kongsberg said. Hull to Hull (H2H) was established in November 2017 to develop technical solutions for safer navigation in close proximity of other stationary or moving vessels and objects. Such solutions would be developed by using the European Global Nav

In 1898, Nikola Tesla blazed a trail in driverless vehicles by demonstrating the first radio¬controlled model boat he called namesake Tesla – Elon Musk’s popular electric car phenomena – is pioneering driverless cars. But what if the Norwegian maritime industry could create the autonomous Google car of the sea? That could help the country in its strategy to transfer 30% of transportation of goods from roads to sea, according to Hans Kristian Haram, Short Sea Promotion Center