Live demo of a self-docking yacht by Volvo Penta We’re already working on self-parking cars, so why not take things a step further and investigate self-parking boats? Of course, the correct vernacular ...

What do you get when you cross two high-tech, multimillion-dollar racing yachts with an Azimut 68 backing between them without a captain? A potential disaster. Unless, of course, the yacht is the ...

Cars that park themselves can not only make parking mishaps a thing of the past, but they could also make maximum use of lot space. But the auto space isn't the only area where autonomous technology ...

Penta, the maritime subsidiary of Volvo, has announced the commercial arrival of its autonomous boat docking system. Integrated Assisted Docking (AD) is designed to handle the complicated mess of ...

This brand-new full-custom Italian masterpiece is the first of its kind to feature the Volvo Penta IPS Professional System and a unique tender launching system ...

Asisted Docking is an impressive system that makes boat handling easier. Courtesy Volvo Penta Everyone wishes they could dock like a pro, but we all need a little help sometimes. With that has come ...

Parking a car can be tricky. Now imagine that car is 68 feet long, weighs 40 tons, and is prone to drift around on its own with the wind and water currents. That’s the challenge faced by many ...

Volvo Penta used the recent stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race in Gothenburg, Sweden, to unveil their new self-docking system. According to the company, the system works like this: First, as the boat ...

As one of the lucky ones who’s spent a good chunk of my life on and around boats, I have to admit…I’ve had my fair share of docking drama. And as any boater will privately agree (no matter how ...

February 26, 2006 Old school thinking has a distinct ring to it. “If it aint broke, don’t fix it” and “It’s always been done that way for a very good reason” are the catchcries of an era ...

There are plenty of things that can go wrong when you dock a boat, and if they do, the consequences can be expensive. It's a problem that Volvo Penta claims to have solved after building a ...