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Rolls-Royce Unveils Vision For Shipping’s Future

If you’ve ever imagined a time when shipping containers across seas would be as exciting as sitting on the deck of Star Trek’s Enterprise flagship, then you’ll want to see what Rolls-Royce has in store.

If you’ve ever imagined a time when shipping containers across seas would be as exciting as sitting on the deck of Star Trek’s Enterprise flagship, then you’ll want to see what Rolls-Royce has in store. This month, the company unveiled its vision of autonomous and remote controlled shipping, and it is something to behold. In the company’s vision, remote operators would become command center operatives interacting with holograms and interfaces to check in with ships and take action when necessary.

Checkout the video below on the Rolls-Royce command center of the future and read the whitepaper on the next steps for remote and autonomous ships.

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