Rolls-Royce has announced a new partnership with Intel to help the engineering firm realize its mission of building fully autonomous ships.

Rolls-Royce to build self-driving vessel with Intel
As a first step towards this, Rolls-royce released its intelligent information system (IA) earlier this year, using AI-powered sensor fusion and decision making by processing data from lidar, radar, thermal cameras, HD cameras, satellite data and weather forecasts.

Rolls-Royce to build self-driving vessel with Intel

Now as part of his new deal with Intel, Rolls-Royce will use solid state drives 3D NAND companies to store data from this network and chips Xeon from Intel to process them. This data allows ships to be aware of their surroundings, improving safety by detecting objects several kilometers away, even in busy ports.
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The system is currently being tested on several vessels, including a 165-meter passenger ferry in Japan. In this recent pilot mode, the IA system allowed airborne officers to locate nearby objects that they would not otherwise have seen in the dark.

Rolls-Royce to build self-driving vessel with Intel

Rolls-Royce to build self-driving vessel with Intel

“We are pleased to sign this agreement with Intel and look forward to working together to develop exciting new technologies and products that will play a large role in the safe operation of autonomous ships, ”said in a statement Kevin Baffey, director of the engineering and technological complex Rolls-royce.
"This collaboration can help us support shipowners in automating their navigation and operations, reducing the potential for human error and allowing crews to focus on more important tasks."
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