Shipping Giants Are Looking to Self-Piloting Boats to Shift Cargo
Millions of containers could be hauled by robotic ships within the next decade.
These projects seek to at least partially turn into reality a vision outlined by Rolls-Royce last year. Long-term, the British engineering firm predicts a future in which cargo ships ply the seas without a single crew member aboard. It reckons that a totally crewless ocean-going cargo ship could be sailing by 2035. But, just like the first wave of driverless cars, ships will gain features, such as autonomous navigation, incrementally. And for the shipping industry, it seems those increments can't come soon enough.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/60806...ift-cargo/
Millions of containers could be hauled by robotic ships within the next decade.
These projects seek to at least partially turn into reality a vision outlined by Rolls-Royce last year. Long-term, the British engineering firm predicts a future in which cargo ships ply the seas without a single crew member aboard. It reckons that a totally crewless ocean-going cargo ship could be sailing by 2035. But, just like the first wave of driverless cars, ships will gain features, such as autonomous navigation, incrementally. And for the shipping industry, it seems those increments can't come soon enough.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/60806...ift-cargo/