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Tech onboard systems, including motors, batteries, and vehicle

All-electric Seagliders for Coastal Transit control software. REGENT plans to launch sea trials with human passengers later this year, marking a historic step towards realizing regional coastal mobility.

“We’re moving more quickly than any other advanced electric mobility platform to create the world’s ? rst passenger- carrying seaglider,” said Billy Thalheimer, Co-Founder and

CEO, REGENT. “We’ve proven seagliders can successfully ? oat, foil, and ? y — the integration phase is a major mo-

REGENT ment that brings us closer to experiencing ? oat, foil, and ? y

North Kingstown, R.I. based REGENT Craft, the in- novative developer of all-electric seagliders, announced the ? rsthand. I’m looking forward to getting onboard myself.”

Recently, REGENT received approval from the U.S. commencement of hardware and systems integration for

Coast Guard for its Navigational Safety Risk Assessment, its full-scale prototype, the Viceroy. This signi? cant mile- allowing testing in Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island stone follows extensive testing of subsystems and the suc-

Sound. The prototype will undergo testing in three opera- cessful operation of the company’s quarter-scale prototype.

REGENT’s journey began in 2020, culminating in the tional modes: ? oating, foiling, and ? ying, while maintain- design and operation of a quarter-scale prototype over 18 ing a safe proximity to the water’s surface, REGENT said.

With growing global interest, REGENT has secured months, during which they achieved the world’s ? rst sea- glider ? ight. Following the unveiling of a full-scale mockup more than 600 orders for its seagliders, valued at more than last spring, the company has focused on rigorous testing of $9 billion, signaling strong demand from airlines, ferry services, and freight operators worldwide. As the company seaglider subsystems using advanced digital twin technology.

The upcoming integration phase will see the assembly moves forward, the anticipation for human ? ights on the of key structural components and the installation of vital revolutionary seaglider builds.

In the incidence of a person overboard, ZOE transmits

AI Tech Assists MOB an automatic alert to the radio operator, who can see a

Detection & Recovery 10-second clip of when the alert was triggered whilst si- multaneously viewing live footage, according to Zelim.

ZOE continues to track the person in the water, thereby increasing their chances of successful rescue.

The system logs the position of the vessel and the per- son overboard at the point of detection for mayday call

Zelim geo-location, as well as providing the radio operator with a

Zelim, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, has developed ZOE mayday script and actions checklist, ensuring fast and ac- software, an arti? cial intelligence (AI)-supported detection curate reporting under stressful circumstances. and tracking solution designed to provide automated person The ZOE software was installed on board the Valaris overboard detection and alerts. Developed in collaboration Stavanger drilling rig in February 2024. Zelim collaborated with the U.S. Coast Guard, Zelim’s ZOE is said to improve with the Texas-based offshore drilling contractor Valaris to the probability of detection of people in the water with customize the solution for the speci? c requirements of jack-up 96.8% accuracy in water from 337 meters. When optical vessels. Following an initial trial period, Valaris will evaluate zoom is applied the distance increases, the company claims. the suitability of the system for use on other assets in its ? eet.

ZOE offers instant detection of passengers/crew who fall In addition, Zelim, in partnership with TEDGAR Con- overboard, tracking them through the fall and on the sea sulting LLC was recently awarded a U.S. Navy Phase I surface, providing geo-location information of the person SBIR contract, marking Zelim’s ? rst deployment in a de- in water to support rescue coordination. fense application.

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