Transport 2040: Autonomous ships: A new paradigm for Norwegian shipping - Technology and transformation

The main section of this study summarizes overall trends and provides a global overview about developments in all four modes of transport. However, as highlighted in its main findings, technology and automation evolves in different ways in different contexts and environments. While in some countries, certain conditions may allow a new technology to find its way to the market, in other countries such a facilitating environment may not exist. Another factor identified is that the mechanisms behind the introduction of technology and automation in transport are complex. By highlighting general trends, as was mainly done in the Transport 2040: Automation, Technology, Employment – The Future of Work report, a number of interesting details are presented that may help the reader acquire a better understanding of the background and the dynamics in introducing technology and automation in transport – trends that are not necessarily discernible.