Engineering firm Rolls-Royce and state-owned ferry operator Finferries deployed Falco, world's first fully autonomous ferry, along Finland's Parainen-Nauvo route

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January 14, 2019

Briefing	Falco – Engineering company Rolls-Royce and state-owned ferry operator Finferries demonstrated fully autonomous 178-foot double-ended car ferry, called Falco, that can operate without human intervention Fully Autonomous – Used combination of Rolls-Royce Ship Intelligence technologies, advanced sensors, autonomous docking system, and AI to navigate southwestern part of Finland and avoid collisions Parainen-Nauvo Route – Carried 80 dignitaries to and from destination, with return journey conducted under remote control Testing – Had already clocked in 400 hours of sea trials during operation testing prior to demonstration
Accelerator	Artificial Intelligence, Transportation and Mobility
Sector	Transportation and Logistics
Organization	Finferries, Rolls Royce Holdings plc
Source	"Rolls-Royce and Finferries demonstrate world’s first Fully Autonomous Ferry," Rolls-Royce, https://www.rolls-royce.com/; Hanley, S., "Rolls Royce & Finferries put to sea in an autonomous ferry", CleanTechnica, https://cleantechnica.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	December 3, 2018

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Engineering firm Rolls-Royce and state-owned ferry operator Finferries deployed Falco, world’s first fully autonomous ferry, along Finland’s Parainen-Nauvo route

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