by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2023 | Autonomous Ships, Autonomous Vehicles
Up to 70% of the cost of maintaining a passenger-boat fleet comes from paying captains. Self-driving solar boats from the company Callboats are being tested there. Due to the current legal situation, autonomous water taxis still have to be accompanied by at least one...
by dankeelan | Jul 13, 2023 | Autonomous Ships, Autonomous Vehicles, Oceanography
The demand for offshore wind has skyrocketed, like all renewable energy sources — but the necessary work of surveying, inspecting, and mapping coastal areas is stuck in the past. Bedrock’s autonomous underwater vehicles and digital platform play could...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2022 | Autonomous Ships, Defense, Robots
Robotic ships have officially joined the US Navy. The Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced on July 22 that the Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) uncrewed minesweeper has been awarded Initial Operating Capability...
by dankeelan | Jun 3, 2021 | Autonomous Ships, Featured
Electric cars, meet your competition. Electric boats are on the way. Amsterdam didn’t have to look very far when searching for a way to ease traffic on its congested streets. The Dutch capital’s canals were used for transport long before cars and trucks powered by...
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