
A fully autonomous ship will attempt a ground-breaking journey across the Atlantic ocean without a crew later this month.
The Mayflower 400 will travel 3,500 miles (5,630km) from Plymouth in the UK to Massachusetts in the US, conducting scientific experiments during its journey.
Source: BBC Technology News
Date: May 19th, 2021
Link to 3 minute 46 second video: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-57088748
Discussion
- This is a scientific experiment, but how might this technology be used for a commercial purpose?
- How might “Captain Watson”, the “AI machine-learning based software” work?
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