Callboats is leading the way with autonomous water taxis in Helsinki, boosting accessibility and sustainability.
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The Callboats app allows passengers to request rides, such as trips to a friend's island cabin party or nature excursions with children from Helsinki's city center to remote islands without other transportation options. Last summer, the City of Helsinki selected Callboats to operate its first regular service to Eastern Helsinki's Kotiluoto, Northern Villaluoto, and Malkasaari islands. However, the price of a trip with a captain could exceed 50 euros.
"Autonomous water taxis would be more agile, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective for travel to small islands than ferry services," Koponen said. "In order to achieve Helsinki's carbon neutrality goals in public water transport, the propulsion of the fleet needs to change. Transitioning to autonomous boats would reduce costs and enable investments in new vessels.
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