Automation and Autonomy: Northern European Perspectives and Lessons Learned

Senior Counsel Sean Pribyl will be a panelist at the Transportation Research Board's Sixth Biennial Marine Transportation System Innovative Science and Technology Conference: Advancing the Marine Transportation System through Automation and Autonomous Technologies for a session titled "Automation and Autonomy: Northern European Perspectives and Lessons Learned." The session will highlight the evolution towards greater demands for cleaner and more efficient logistics solutions in the international transportation sector that may require dramatic changes to industry practice. Such solutions involve modernization through advanced automation, which purport to increase safety, lower costs, and increase efficiency.

Northern European countries are proving to be early adopters and innovators in this space. Panelists will discuss the market conditions, governance, policies, economics, and cultural enablers that have given rise to Northern European early adoption of automation and autonomous technologies. Discussions will include unique partnerships, research collaboration, testbed activity, best practices, and case study examples that have propelled innovations in all areas of marine and freight transportation.