ABS, HD Hyundai and Anduril Industries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore autonomous maritime capabilities. The MoU establishes a framework for the organizations to offer comprehensive solutions encompassing the design, production, autonomy and classification of autonomous surface vessels.
“Autonomy is set to play a fundamental role in the future of the maritime industry, and this collaboration reflects the importance of bringing together complementary capabilities to drive that progress. By combining HD Hyundai’s expertise in shipbuilding, Anduril’s leadership in autonomous systems and artificial intelligence, and ABS’s extensive experience in classification and technical advisory services, we are exploring how to support the safe, practical and scalable adoption of autonomous surface vessels,” stated Paul Karam, executive vice president of operations at ABS.
WonHo Joo, president and chief executive officer of HD Hyundai’s naval and medium-sized ship business unit, stated that “the unmanned vessel sector is a key topic in the future global naval market and an area where we must lead. Through our collaboration with ABS and Anduril, we will demonstrate our extraordinary technological capabilities in the global unmanned vessel market.”
This collaboration brings together HD Hyundai’s shipbuilding capabilities with ABS’s expertise in classification, certification and quality assurance, and Anduril’s strengths in autonomous systems and artificial intelligence.
