Looked at robotic ships for a supply chain project now sometime ago there and were movements then. See the tag re 'autonomous ships'. IBM was involved. Then what seemed like a lapse. Now are seeing more movement again. Interesting here the claim that pandemic was pushing this, not sure I agree.
The Robot Ships Are Coming … Eventually in Wired.
As the pandemic fuels demand for less contact and fewer sailors, shipping companies turn to AI-assisted navigation.
SOMETIME NEXT APRIL, a 50-foot-long autonomous ship will shake loose the digital bonds of its human controllers, scan the horizon with radar, and set a course westward across the Atlantic. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship won’t be taking commands from a human captain like the first Mayflower did during its crossing back in 1620. Instead it will get orders from an “AI captain” built by programmers at IBM. .... "
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