American Courage Self Navigating Ship

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Post by BigBarney » Fri. Jan. 15, 2021 7:50 pm

American Steamship Company and Wärtsilä are breaking new ground with a hands-off, self-driving, self-docking navigation sytem installed on a traditional lake freighter. According to Wärtsilä, the 24,000 GT American Courage is the largest ship ever to perform automatic dock-to-dock operation.

https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/waerts ... navigation

https://gcaptain.com/ship-control-redefined-warts ... p-company/

Self driving is not just for automobiles...

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Post by fig » Fri. Jan. 15, 2021 7:56 pm

And combines.


 
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Post by BigBarney » Fri. Jan. 15, 2021 8:45 pm

Same with Deere Tractors...With the help of NASA...

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/directorates/spacete ... john_deere

https://www.cnet.com/news/john-deere-makes-me-fee ... -ces-2021/

and more uses in the future...

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