The global autonomous ships market size is estimated to be valued at USD 85.84 billion in 2020, registering a CAGR of 4.8% from 2021 to 2028.
Autonomous ships also known as crewless ships are equipped with the software & hardware without human interference. The components such as sensors, automated navigation, propulsion & auxiliary systems, GPS tracker, and others, present in the ships help to make decision in accordance with the environment. Moreover, the partially automated ships are controlled & monitored through the off-board control centers with the interference of humans. In addition, autonomous ships have their complete operations controlled by the advanced operating systems, which enables it to take decisions and actions by itself.