INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
While everybody is focused on self-driving cars, Shone is working on autonomous technologies for container ships
efficient.After attending Y Combinator, Shone recently raised a $4 million round from Alven, Liquid 2, Paul Graham, David Marcus and D
shipping industry to understand their needs
After traveling on container ships and buying a tiny boat for prototyping, Shone is already working with a shipping company to retrofit
There are around 15 people maintaining the engine and the machinery
But there are also around ten people who are keeping an eye on the radar, on the different tools and also on the sea itself
They rotate as they need to have a small team in the cabin 24/7.This second team could need some help, and this is where Shone shines
The startup adds a few sensors but mostly hooks their system to existing sensors
While there are a ton of sensors already, none of them communicate together.Shone can combine all this data and analyze it to give some
Eventually, the startup plans to recommend different courses to save some fuel and time
Existing autopilot solutions on ships is more like cruise control in cars
signed a partnership with CMA CGM to collect data and add some hardware devices
