Report on an autonomous ferry in Finland

Olivier JACQ — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:18:32 +0000

Below is a report produced by the BBC in Finland aboard an autonomous vessel (a real one, not a 3D animation). It is quite interesting, as this type of technology may soon become a reality.

Around 2:30 in the video, the journalist briefly addresses cybersecurity, explaining that “if something goes wrong with the autonomous vessel, a control station [on shore] like this one will allow operators to take control of the ship from land and bring it to safety, wherever it is in the world. Rolls-Royce, which developed the technology, believes that within less than 20 years we will see fully autonomous ships crossing our oceans. But, as with any connected technology, one of the major concerns is security.”

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Report on an autonomous ferry in Finland