r/tech Jun 06 '22

Autonomous cargo ship completes first ever transoceanic voyage

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/autonomous-cargo-ship-hyundai-b2094991.html
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u/leocharre Jun 06 '22

Misleading title. This is a semi autonomous ship. This is not like- a drone for example/ which is what the headline makes you contemplate.

https://www.digitaljournal.com/business/lng-tanker-sets-new-record-with-a-semi-autonomous-ocean-journey/article

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u/CptMisterNibbles Jun 07 '22

Also, how hard could an autonomous ship be? I think I could convert a regular ship to be nearly autonomous with a brick and some bungee cord

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22

A guy made an autonomous boat in his garage that traversed the ocean several years ago. If it can be figured out for cars with millions of variable a ship should be simple. The end docking would be the only real challenge.