# Here's a creepy and unrealistic future bridge control video from Rolls-Royce!

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/heres-a-creepy-and-unrealistic-future-bridge-control-video-from-rolls-royce/14434>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [March 17, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/heres-a-creepy-and-unrealistic-future-bridge-control-video-from-rolls-royce/14434 "2015-03-17T20:53:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Glaug-Eldare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dc4da7/32.png) [@Glaug-Eldare](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Glaug-Eldare)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/heres-a-creepy-and-unrealistic-future-bridge-control-video-from-rolls-royce/14434/1 "2015-03-17T20:53:55Z")

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> **[Brücke für ferngesteuerte Schiffe - Rolls Royce](https://video.golem.de/wissenschaft/14914/bruecke-fuer-ferngesteuerte-schiffe-rolls-royce.html)**
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> Das britische Unternehmen Rolls Royce hat einen Steuerstand entwickelt, von dem aus Schiffe ferngesteuert werden können. Das Video stellt das System vor.

Two things that stood out to me in the video are that

[B]1.)[/B] A complete control system anywhere near this comically dependent on proprietary software and exotic hardware is an invitation for a minor glitch to completely knock out navigational control, pending repair by a team of RR reps flown in overnight from London, and

[B]2.)[/B] The external view of their “ship of the future” shows a much smaller house with no windows, no ladders, and presumably no crew. What’s the point of the “Future Operator Experience Concept, oX” when there’s nobody onboard except Otto? Seems like they’re showing a different product than the one they’re talking about.

Sorry if this has been posted before, but it’s new to me.

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**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/heres-a-creepy-and-unrealistic-future-bridge-control-video-from-rolls-royce/14434/2 "2015-03-17T21:07:42Z")

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yup…posted before and yesterday’s ugly news of tomorrow. I should know because I started it.

[oh for the love of God…what are they doing to seafaring?](http://www.gcaptain.com/forum/marine-technology/15990-love-god-seafaring.html)

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**Author:** ![Glaug-Eldare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dc4da7/32.png) [@Glaug-Eldare](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Glaug-Eldare)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/heres-a-creepy-and-unrealistic-future-bridge-control-video-from-rolls-royce/14434/3 "2015-03-17T21:16:31Z")

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[QUOTE=c.captain;157123]yup…posted before and yesterday’s ugly news of tomorrow. I should know because I started it.

[oh for the love of God…what are they doing to seafaring?](http://www.gcaptain.com/forum/marine-technology/15990-love-god-seafaring.html)[/QUOTE]

Well, shucks. At least I was able to add the video. 😛

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**Author:** ![cmakin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@cmakin](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cmakin)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/heres-a-creepy-and-unrealistic-future-bridge-control-video-from-rolls-royce/14434/4 "2015-03-18T04:28:01Z")

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Couple of things. . . the arctic route to the far east. . . . seems to make the deck department expendable. . . . still gonna need an engineer or two, though. . . .