TIM eMagazine Vol . 2 Issue 3
T op players from marine and IT-industry have teamed up to jointly develop world ’ s first system of autonomous ships . The shared vision for the ecosystem partners is to enable fully remote controlled vessels in the Baltic Sea in three years and to achieve autonomous commercial maritime traffic by 2025 .
The One Sea ecosystem , founded in 2016 , represents exceptionally advanced co-creation where global leaders in their industries work to reach their joint goal of autonomous
Credits : One Sea Alliance traffic . The founding partners in the One Sea – Autonomous Maritime Ecosystem are ABB , Cargotec ( MacGregor and Kalmar ), Ericsson , Meyer Turku , Rolls-Royce , Tieto and Wärtsilä . The association of Finnish Marine Industries supports the work , and the Finnish funding agency Tekes has invested in the ecosystem . The leader of One Sea is DIMECC .
“ Our One Sea ecosystem is the natural next step in the digital transformation of the marine industry . Several new business initiatives in the autonomous maritime traffic have already been started and can be expected in the future . The companies and organisations collaborating in One Sea are forerunners in their respective fields and the fact that our ecosystem is industry-driven separates it from many of the more or less academic exercises . One Sea ensures a well-researched , tested and highly capable autonomous shipping network ”, comments Harri Kulmala CEO of DIMECC .
Tieto wants to participate actively in open ecosystems and co-innovation . Tieto already has a strong role in e . g . financial ecosystems as Tieto develops Finland ’ s first real-time multi-banking platform for mobile payments , named Siirto . Now Tieto is seeking an active role in an IoT ecosystem for autonomous maritime traffic in the Baltic Sea .
“ As we are capturing the opportunities provided by the data-driven economy , for Tieto co-innovation with customers and partners is vital . This is increasingly being done in ecosystems in which Tieto is also actively seeking a bigger role . Partnering with global players in autonomous traffic ecosystem , Tieto is seeking new business initiatives and new opportunities of the future data-driven world ”, says Ari Järvelä , Head of Data-driven Businesses , Tieto .
“ Very soon Internet of Things will be seamlessly integrated in our everyday life , and we will also see a growing number of real-life applications for robotics and AI . Here autonomous traffic is one key area , and Tieto has been actively participating in related networks and development work . While autonomous
cars have been in focus , the development for road traffic has synergies to sea – One Sea – Autonomous Maritime Ecosystem is a great example of seeking new possibilities to co-create future innovations ”, says Tom Leskinen , Head of Product Development Services at Tieto .
The effort to create products and develop software and solutions to enable autonomous traffic has already been started in the participating companies . In order to promote autonomous traffic around the globe , the One Sea – Autonomous Maritime Ecosystem has taken upon itself to introduce roadmaps towards an autonomous maritime future . The roadmaps include a timeline towards 2025 and major themes to be investigated and levels of maritime autonomy – all minimising accidents , decreasing the environmental footprint of marine traffic , and advancing possibilities for efficiency improvement and new commercial ventures . The roadmaps have been created by the representatives of the companies included in the ecosystem and verified by a national Advisory board as well as an International Advisory Board .
The expected timeline for autonomous maritime traffic shows that the regulators will have to increase the pace at which new regulations are approved . The technologies are advancing at such a speed that the rules and regulations risk becoming obsolete . Fortunately , forward thinking national and international units are doing their best to enable autonomous traffic even within such a short timeline .
In addition , One Sea – Autonomous Maritime Ecosystem is currently working on the roadmaps around themes as Operational , Technical , Security , Regulatory , Traffic Control and Ethical . Roadmaps for these important themes will be introduced to the public and other maritime actors in due course . There is ongoing research and discussions with related parties regarding each of the themes and jointly they will enable commercial autonomous maritime traffic by 2025 . Reference : tieto . com
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