World’s First Zero-emmissions Autonomous Ship
The Norwegian company Yara Birkeland has created and built what it calls the world’s first zero-emissions, autonomous cargo ship. The first autonomous ferry was launched in Finland in 2018, but with this container ship Yara Birkeland…
Driveless Taxis in Croatia – Rimac Automobili Receives EU Grant of EUR 200M for Development
Rimac Automobili, the electric supercar manufacturer, will receive a EUR 200 million grant from the European Union’s EUR 6.3 billion approved Croatia’s Recovery and Resilience Plan which forms an aid package for a project to…
World’s First Air-Taxi Airport Opens in Coventry, UK in November 2021
The Air-Taxi facility is expected to open in autumn 2021, and is a result of the collaboration between UK government agencies, private-sector businesses and the aviation industry. Specifically designed for electric flying vehicles it has…
Automated metros in six EU countries
The majority of EU members have at least one metro system. Only six of them, however, run automated metro systems (GoA4). France and Italy have the highest concentration of unmanned networks. They jointly handle nine…
First self-driving cars on German roads from 2022
Germany approved autonomous vehicles’ projects driven on the public roads from next year. Lawmakers’ new rules for self-driving cars, driverless buses and other autonomous vehicles is expected to hit the streets of Germany soon. According…
The Autonomous Guard Vessel
The offshore structures must be protected in all times, nevertheless guard boats’ crews fatigue during the watch. Considering that watch-guard issue an Autonomous Guard Vessel (AGV) model was recently developed in partnership between four Dutch…
EASA predicts 2024 for air-taxi debut
Passengers in Europe are likely to be flying in electric-powered air taxis by the middle of the decade, according to the EU’s chief aviation safety regulator, but fully autonomous operations are likely to be some…
Pegasus robots both drive and fly
Robotic Research LLC has released a new multi-domain vehicle capable of mapping and scanning for chemical weapons from the air or on the ground. The Pegasus robots can fly or ride along the ground using…
Autonomous shipping new regulations
MARLab project delivered its final report on the regulatory impediments on autonomous ship in British seas experimental travel . This report was prepared from MARLab’s and Maritime Future Technologies team. Analysts prediction is for autonomous…