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Avikus Joins MIT Maritime Consortium To Propel Autonomous Navigation and Decarbonization

Avikus, a leader in autonomous navigation solutions and a subsidiary of HD Hyundai, has joined the newly established MIT Maritime Consortium. Launched at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on March 18, 2025, the consortium brings …
Mar 31, 2025 / Curious

HD Hyundai’s Avikus Supplies Autonomous Navigation Solutions To A Large Fleet Of 30 Vessels

Avikus, HD Hyundai’s specialized Autonomous Navigation Technology subsidiary, has successfully secured a landmark order for its cutting-edge autonomous navigation solutions, HiNAS Control, marking a significant commercial milestone in the global …
Dec 18, 2024 / Curious

HD Hyundai Avikus, Busan City, And KMCP Sign Mou For Operation Of Electric Autonomous Water Taxis Equipped With Self-Navigating Systems

AVIKUS, HD Hyundai’s autonomous navigation in-house startup, has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Busan City, South Korea and Korea Marine Consulting and Project Management Company (KMCP Co., Ltd.) for the …
Jul 21, 2023 / Curious

HD Hyundai Signs Research Agreement For “Fuel Savings And Greenhouse Gas Reduction” Verification Through Autonomous navigation

HD Hyundai’s subsidiary, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, and Avikus signed an agreement on March 14th to conduct a fuel-saving verification project using autonomous navigation systems. The project involves five companies, including Pan …
Mar 20, 2023 / Vessels

DNV signs MOU with HHI, AVIKUS and LISCR to develop autonomous ship technology

At Gastech 2022, DNV signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with maritime industry technology leaders HHI, AVIKUS and Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) to collaborate on autonomous ship technology developments. …
Sep 12, 2022 / Vessels

HD Hyundai's Avikus successfully conducts the world's first transoceanic voyage of a large merchant ship relying on autonomous navigation technologies

On June 2, SK Shipping's super-large LNG carrier arrived at a South Korean port after a month-long transoceanic voyage.The vessel equipped with HD Hyundai's Avikus-developed HiNAS 2.0, Level 2 autonomous navigation solution, was successfully operated …
Jun 3, 2022 / Vessels

HHI Group's In-House Venture No. 1 Avikus Becomes Korea's First Company to Successfully Demonstrate Fully Autonomous Navigation

Avikus, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group's newly established subsidiary specialized in autonomous navigation technology, became Korea's first company to succeed in fully autonomous navigation of a ship.Avikus announced that it successfully …
Jun 22, 2021 / Vessels