An important area of application of robotics technologies is unmanned water surface and
underwater vehicles, such as in remote exploration work, maritime transportation, repairs of …

The growing use of robotics in the maritime domain is about to pose questions on legal
fallouts of autonomous systems to the international community. Unmanned maritime systems …

This chapter is an effort to explore the challenges related to establishing civil liability for
independent activities for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) and discusses how …

Abstract In February 2015, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation Tekes approved a
joint industry-academia research project on unmanned ships. The project, called Advanced …

The nature of the liability regime that vessels operating in an autonomous mode should be
subjected to. The Maritime Unmanned Navigation through Intelligence Networks project was …

It is expected that the maritime world will be significantly different by 2050, from smart ports
through to blockchain-based shipping documents and autonomous vessels. As the maritime …

Given the move toward automation, an increased focus on the liability for technical defects
must be anticipated. This brings into play liability regimes that have traditionally been less …

The technology development in the areas of uncrewed and autonomous systems is creating
many opportunities for use, both in the civil and the military realm. The technology itself has …

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the current international maritime legislative framework
and assess its relevance in sustaining the operations of unmanned ships while addressing …

1.1 Background The topic of autonomous ships, also known as unmanned ships, has been
discussed extensively in the past few years. Major economic powers 1 such as the …