Hamburg, Germany — UK-based Cambridge Pixel will showcase its radar, tracking and sensor-processing software for uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) at SMM 2026, which will take place from September 1 to 4 in Hamburg, Germany.
The company will exhibit at Hall B1, Stand 321, demonstrating modular software for radar processing, target tracking, sensor fusion, camera control, navigation, display, recording and simulation. The systems are designed for both commercial and military autonomous vessels.
The main product on display will be SPx Server V2, which provides radar video processing, plot extraction, proximity detection and target tracking for collision avoidance and autonomous navigation. Its Detection Server configuration provides plot extraction and proximity detection, while the Tracking Server adds multi-hypothesis target tracking for following contacts in complex maritime environments.
SPx Server V2 can send obstacle and target information to external autonomy and vessel-control systems using established formats including ASTERIX, NMEA-0183, TAK and SAPIENT. It supports Linux, Windows, ARM-based systems and Cambridge Pixel's HPx-700 embedded processing platform. The software also includes AI-assisted configuration using machine learning to help set processing parameters and remains compatible with earlier deployments.
Cambridge Pixel says its software has been integrated with more than 80 different radar systems, allowing developers to connect commercial and specialist maritime radars with custom vessel-control and autonomy software. Supported commercial radar systems include products from Simrad, Furuno and Raymarine.
The company's technology also includes GPS Assist, which supports navigation when satellite-positioning signals are unavailable, jammed or spoofed. Its sensor-processing capabilities can also direct optical cameras toward radar-detected targets.
Other products include USVx, which provides remote display and control of radar sensors from a mothership or shore facility, and SPx Fusion Server, which combines information from multiple sensors. Cambridge Pixel also provides tools for multi-channel recording and simulation.
Cambridge Pixel has more than a decade of experience supplying software to USV and ASV developers in the United States, Europe and Asia. The company lists customers and users in 65 countries, including BAE Systems, the British Royal Navy, Echodyne, Furuno, Hanwha, Hensoldt, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, OSI Maritime, QinetiQ, Raytheon, Saab, Thales and the U.S. Navy.
Founded in 2007 and based near Royston, Hertfordshire, Cambridge Pixel is an employee-owned company whose products are designed and developed in the UK.
SMM 2026 is expected to bring together more than 2,200 exhibitors and nearly 50,000 visitors from over 100 countries. The event will also feature the new Maritime Security and Defence Expo (MS&D Expo) in Hall B8, focusing on unmanned systems, cybersecurity, maritime surveillance and critical-infrastructure protection.
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