nerships with both VTT Technical Research TEST AREA FOR PILOT PROJECTS
Centre of Finland and Tampere University Rolls-Royce is interested in the development
of Technology. Among other things, we of remote-controlled and a utonomous
have research cooperation in the field of transportation systems as such systems
remote control systems for autonomous would be flexible and improve operational
ships.” efficiency of maritime traffic.
Rolls-Royce Marine has already estab- For the development of autonomous
lished a research centre for remote-con- ships, new onboard sensor systems and
trolled and autonomous ships in Turku in new-generation artificial intelligence will
southwestern Finland. New employees are be needed.
currently being hired.
Dimecc Oy, a Finnish company for
”Rolls-Royce has announced to Digital, Internet, Materials & Engineer-
secure 230 million euros for R&D projects ing Co-Creation, has made an applica-
for related development projects,” Mr. tion for the establishment of a test area
Eloranta says. for unmanned vessels off the west coast
“
The test area would
cover approximately
200 square kilometres.
”Unmanned and remote-controlled cargo ships for shorter routes are becoming feasible sooner,” Research Scientist Hannu Karvonen says.
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