BRITISH transportation giant Rolls-Royce has signed a partnership with Finland’s VTT Technical Research Center Ltd. “to design, test and validate the first generation of remote and autonomous ships,” according to statements from the two companies this week.

The development of autonomous ships is attracting increasing attention, particularly in the Scandinavian countries. The announcement by Rolls-Royce and VTT follows a move by the city of Trondheim, Norway to establish an autonomous ship testing zone in its fjord.

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