The European Commission announced its plan on financing autonomous shipping in European waters. AUTOSHIP will construct and operate two remote and autonomous vessels and the required shore control and operation infrastructure, reaching and going over TRL7.
Specifically, AUTOSHIP will build the autonomous vessels around Rolls Royce and Kongsberg, aiming to the creation of a stronger European Cluster that will result to new high skilled jobs and a safer and greener transport in Europe.
Moreover, the trial will be conducted during two pilot demonstration campaigns addressing goods mobility from the Baltic Corridor to a major EU seaport and hinterland, which are most relevant areas with growing waterborne transport market demand in EU.
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The AUTOSHIP will boost the Next Generation of Autonomous ships by providing autonomous vessels in real environment Short Sea Shipping and Inland Water Ways.
The package will consist of full-autonomous navigation, self-diagnostic, prognostics and operation scheduling, as well as communication technology enabling a prominent level of cyber security and integrating the vessels into upgraded e-infrastructure. In parallel, digital tools and methodologies for design, simulation and cost analysis will be developed for the whole community of autonomous ships.
Concluding, AUTOSHIP will enable operators and shipowners to enhance the economy of scale of their investments, in order to be more competitive and upgrade their fleet, making them more competitive to replace road transport.
