Robot model
Autonomous Vessel System
Autonomous vessel control and monitoring system.
- Manufacturer
- Kongsberg Maritime
- Form factor
- maritime_surface
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
Overview
Autonomous vessel control and monitoring system. Remote and autonomous ship operations including navigation, machinery control, and situational awareness.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 2 sources, view all
Key facts
Type
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Autonomous Vessel System. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Autonomous Vessel System at Porsgrunnoperational
The Yara Birkeland is the world's first fully autonomous, zero-emission container ship, built by Vard and equipped with Kongsberg navigation, sensor, propulsion control, and battery management systems.
Autonomous Vessel System on the deployment map
Where Autonomous Vessel System is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 7, 2026
The world's first autonomous, zero emission container ship
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 1, 2022
at Porsgrunn
Deployment-verified media (1)
Official Kongsberg Maritime video showcasing the Yara Birkeland, the world's first autonomous, zero-emission container ship. The vessel is designed to operate without crew on a fixed route in Norwegian waters.
From deployment: Porsgrunn
Supply chain (1)
Foundation model / software
- Rolls-Royce MarineRolls-Royce Marine / Kongsberg-integrated ship intelligence and remote monitoringco-developsended
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Autonomous Vessel System.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Autonomous Vessel System?
- Autonomous vessel control and monitoring system. Remote and autonomous ship operations including navigation, machinery control, and situational awareness.
- How much does Autonomous Vessel System cost?
- Autonomous Vessel System's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Autonomous Vessel System from Kongsberg Maritime. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Autonomous Vessel System actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Autonomous Vessel System is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Autonomous Vessel System?
- Autonomous Vessel System is made by Kongsberg Maritime, based in Kongsberg, Norway.
- Where is Autonomous Vessel System deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Autonomous Vessel System is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Porsgrunn.
- Can you buy Autonomous Vessel System?
- Autonomous Vessel System is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
- What are alternatives to Autonomous Vessel System?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable maritime_surface robots to Autonomous Vessel System include Armada, Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), ASView / C-Worker, BAE Systems ARCIMS USV.
- How does Autonomous Vessel System compare to Armada?
- Autonomous Vessel System and Armada (Ocean Infinity · 2 deployments) are both maritime_surface robots on the DEPLOY registry. Autonomous Vessel System has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Autonomous Vessel System a top maritime_surface?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Autonomous Vessel System ranks in roughly the top 46% of maritime_surface models tracked by the registry.
- What is Autonomous Vessel System's maturity stage?
- Autonomous Vessel System is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is Autonomous Vessel System safe?
- Autonomous Vessel System has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: maritime_surface
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Autonomous Vessel System.Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/kongsberg-autonomous-system.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/7b1525f9-d918-4590-b7e9-a50e3bcea929
- Revision history: /models/kongsberg-autonomous-system/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Reality vs attention
Autonomous Vessel System draws attention at the 39th percentile but verifies reality at the 44th percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap -5, 10th widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026