Maritime autonomous ship safety reviewed: transparency, human factors, and regulation

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-08-26 04:00

A comprehensive review of 100 studies on automation transparency for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) highlights key challenges and solutions. The research synthesizes findings on situation awareness, human factors, interface design, and regulation, identifying opaque decision-making and human unsafe control actions as significant barriers. The review proposes an adaptive transparency framework that integrates operator state estimation with explainable decision support to enhance safety and timeliness in handover and emergency situations. AI

IMPACT Enhances understanding of AI's role in maritime safety and human-automation interaction.

RANK_REASON The cluster is based on a review paper published on arXiv. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhuoyue Zhang, Haitong Xu, Carlos Guedes Soares · 2026-08-26 04:00

Review of Explainable Decision Support and Adaptive Human-Machine Interfaces for Automation Transparency in Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships

arXiv:2509.15959v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Autonomous navigation in maritime domains is accelerating alongside advances in artificial intelligence, sensing, and connectivity. Opaque decision-making and poorly calibrated human-automation interaction remain key barri…