AUTOnomous and small FLEXible vessels

AUTOFLEX is an EU-funded research project facilitating the transition to climate-friendly, flexible, and resilient transport.

New autonomous inland cargo vessels are being developed that can reliably carry out transport services in small waterways, even in confined waters and in extreme-low water situations.

New distribution hubs are designed as an interface to road transport, which will ensure both cargo transshipment and zero-emission energy supply for the ships and trucks at the same time.

Two use cases are situated in the Randstad Holland region between Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and in the East Flemish city of Ghent. The use cases will validate ship concepts, establish a roadmap for exploitation, make recommendations to policy and industry, and propose interface standards.

AUTOFLEX is an EU-funded research project facilitating the transition to climate-friendly, flexible, and resilient transport.

New distribution hubs are designed as an interface to road transport.

Two use cases will validate ship concepts, establish a roadmap for exploitation, make recommendations to policy and industry, and propose interface standards.