e-Report

The future of Smart Autonomy

Published
17 Nov 2021
5 pages
Authors
Iain Huntly-Playle
Hendrik Bußhoff
Hussain Quraishi

Discover a stepwise approach to autonomous shipping to improve safety and efficiency, starting today.

Instead of debating how the future of crewless vessels will play out, this report argues that the journey itself may turn out to be more important than the destination. The pursuit of autonomous ships is already leading to smarter systems that enhance the safety, cost-efficiency and environmental performance of today’s vessels.

At Wärtsilä Voyage, we call this “Smart Autonomy” — a commercially viable step-by-step approach to assimilate intelligent technologies that creates immediate and quantifiable operational value, making shipping greener and safer, starting now.

 
 
Key takeaways
  • How can Smart Autonomy help address today’s shipping challenges?
  • What are the enablers for Smart Autonomy?
  • What are the merits of a stepwise approach?
  • How to get started?

Authors
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Iain Huntly-Playle

GM, Engineering

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Hendrik Bußhoff

Head of Product Autonomy Solutions

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Hussain Quraishi

Manager, Strategic Innovation

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