Rolls-Royce with Finferries · autonomous vessel
Falco
autonomous ferry demonstration
A 1993 double-ended car ferry fitted with sensor fusion, AI object detection, collision avoidance and automatic berthing so it can make its crossing and dock on its own. A captain in Finferries' operations centre in Turku, about 50 km away, monitored the run and could take over; the return trip was remote-controlled.
- Price
- —Service vessel, not sold
- Autonomy
- SupervisedHow it runs
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- 1Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Rolls-Royce and Finferries called it the world's first fully autonomous ferry, sailing and berthing by itself on 3 December 2018.
Real-world use
On 3 December 2018 the 53.8 m car ferry crossed from Parainen to Nauvo near Turku fully autonomously with 80 guests aboard, after about 400 hours of sea trials.
Maker
Rolls-Royce with FinferriesCompanyHow it drives
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- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- Parainen-Nauvo crossing, Turku archipelago, Finland
- Fleet
- 1 ferry converted for the demonstration (Rolls-Royce, Dec 2018)
- Rides, miles or loads
- About 400 hours of sea trials before the Dec 2018 demonstration (Rolls-Royce)
Public attention
How much public attention Falco (autonomous ferry demonstration) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Other movement
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
Falco (autonomous ferry demonstration) is the only vehicle from Rolls-Royce with Finferries in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedService vessel, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Sources
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