Self-driving ferries will ease pressures on crews on one Norwegian route

Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route. Part of the Norwegian highway network, County Road 715, the 25-minute crossing connects the city of Trondheim with communities on the Fosen peninsula.

The contract will see Kongsberg Maritime technologies installed on the ferries that include its auto docking, auto crossing, collision avoidance and situational awareness...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/self-driving-ferries-will-ease-pressures-on-crews-on-one-norwegian-route/

Daily Infographic: 4 reasons you should stop calling vehicle crashes ‘accidents’

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Tech-enabled used truck trade-ins could boost road safety

Roadways could soon be a little safer as used trucks equipped with advanced safety technologies trickle into dealerships.

Truck makers began adding collision avoidance and automatic emergency braking as part of advanced driver assistance systems for the 2018 model year. Those trucks are being swapped for even safer models.

Carriers ordered more than 100,000 new Class 8 trucks in September, October and  November.

“All those builds getting added to order boards are going to begin being delivered as...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/safety-could-get-a-boost-from-tech-enabled-used-truck-trade-ins

Feds waive regulations for Samsara’s AI Dash Cam

Samsara is getting a five-year waiver from federal regulations that it claims will allow its dashcam to provide optimal safety levels for drivers.

The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) company’s waiver is the second such exemption issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) within the last month. On Oct. 8 the FMCSA granted a five-year waiver to artificial intelligence (AI) startup Nauto for its windshield-mounted collision-avoidance sensor.

In Samsara’s case, FMCSA found...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/feds-waive-regulations-for-samsaras-ai-dash-cam

MOL Signs for Joint Study on Autonomous Collision Avoidance

MOL has signed a contract to conduct a joint study on collision avoidance algorithms and autonomous collision avoidance, part of Initiative to Realize Autonomous Ships, says a press release published on their website.

Study to avoid collision

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that the company has signed a contract to conduct a joint study on collision avoidance algorithms and autonomous collision avoidance. 

The partners

The company is teaming up on the study with:

  • MOL Marine Co., Ltd. , 
  • Nationa...

https://mfame.guru/mol-signs-for-joint-study-on-autonomous-collision-avoidance/