Avikus Autonomous Navigation Proven To Reduce Fuel Usage And Carbon Emissions
AVIKUS, HD Hyundai’s autonomous navigation in-house startup, announced today its autonomous navigation is proven to reduce fuel use by as much as 15% and expected to reduce carbon emissions by 10%. This is the first time these fuel savings have been verified. The fuel savings were quantified on a 325,000-ton Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) operating several times on a 5,800-mile route from Singapore to Brazil using Avikus’ autonomous HiNAS Control system. The verification of this performance was conducted through procedures that were jointly developed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & ...
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