Maritime autonomy solutions company Exail has unveiled its new transoceanic Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), the DriX 0-16.
The DriX 0-16 has been designed for long-duration operations of up to 30 days, and can deploy multiple payloads and subsea assets.
The company states that it leverages the successful track record of the already existing DriX USV, launched back in 2017 and that accumulates over 150,000 hours of operations at sea in more than 19 countries.
"With this next-generation transoceanic low-carbon USV, we are pushing back the limits of ocean exploration, empowering collaborative autonomy between surface and subsea drones, while minimising human exposure at sea," explains Olivier Cervantes, VP Maritime Autonomy Solutions at Exail.
"The introduction of our new DriX 0-16 truly marks a significant stride in autonomous maritime operations, as multi-robot missions are definitely where we see the maritime industry and our own developments leaning in the coming years."
The new DriX 0-16 allows for the launch and recovery of a range of subsea assets such as Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles (ROTVs), inspection class Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), as well as Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).
The USV's gondola can also host a range of payloads, such as deep-water Multibeam Echosounders (MBES), Sub-Bottom Profilers (SBP), or acoustic subsea positioning and communication systems (USBL).
This makes the DriX 0-16 suited for full ocean depth scientific and hydrographic surveys, geophysical and UXO surveys, as well as subsea infrastructures inspection and surveys that might require the deployment of multiple robots.