Autonomous Vessels Sailing into Uncharted Waters

The shipping industry is responding to a need to reduce its carbon footprint as it develops autonomous vessels, reports the Street.

The Suzaku, a 95-meter, 749 metric ton container ship, made a 490-mile roundtrip voyage between Tokyo Bay and Matsusaka port in the city of Tsu on Feb. 26.

There was nothing out of the ordinary about the trip–except perhaps for the fact that the Suzaku had no crew.

The Nippon Foundation, which deployed the vessel, said Suzaku operated under a fully...

https://mfame.guru/autonomous-vessels-sailing-into-uncharted-waters/