Avikus, an autonomous navigation solutions venture founded by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, and Norway-based classification society DNV have teamed up on ‘world’s first’ approval of autonomous vessel systems.
The partnership between Avikus and DNV represents a ‘significant’ step forward for the South Korean venture as Avikus goes through DNV’s System Qualification process for its HiNAS Control navigation technology, a standard specification for all HD Hyundai newbuilds with an orderbook of around 171 sets.