This subject was covered in the tread “The Future of Ships” but I felt this view deserves its own thread This article raises many of the same points I did on the subject of unmaned shipd "The world will never see fully autonomous transoceanic commercial cargo ships. In fact, autonomous vessels are…

That is not a real Norwegian Troll. They eat Lutefisk, Lefse and Americans that dear to step into their Kingdom: [image] The Mythology of Norwegian Trolls How much do you really know about trolls in Norway? Far more than a tacky figurine lined up on a gift shop shelf, Norwegian trolls ar…

[image] ombugge: Your attempt of characterising me in my retirement is hilarious though. Have you been looking in the mirror again? At times, especially with this stay at home virus crap :grinning:

He’s not a troll in the conventional sense. He provides news that many of us either don’t have the access to or time to look for. He has a lot of work experience and knowledge of that I have no doubt. I disagree with him a lot but also agree many times. A different point of view is refreshing to me,…

When autonomous ships shows up in ports around the world they better be ready. Some port states are getting together to make sure they are: [image] MASSPorts initiative launched to shape autonomous shipping - Splash 247 MASSPorts, an initiative to collaborate on the development of autono…

Starting small: https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/fugro-cements-uncrewed-evolution-strategy-with-order-for-two-sea-kit-usvs/ But every journey starts with the first step.

nice but Sonardyne did that several years ago including autonomous underwater stuff

That doesn’t change the fact that Fugro ordered two USVs, which is what this article was about, not who invented USVs.

[image] Robot boat completes three-week Atlantic mission A UK uncrewed ocean-going vessel provides a glimpse of the future of robotic maritime operations.

The shore side crew were exhausted??

Germany is joining in on developing autonomous systems for ferries: [image] Port of Kiel eyes autonomous ferry operations with new 5G project - Offshore... Germany's city of Kiel announced plans to use the 5G network technology for autonomous ferry shipping operations in the port area. …

Autonomous Ships (again)

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