You arent allowed to drink and drive and when people go on a boating holiday that becomes inevitable. Besides it can get quite boring pottering around at 3-6mph

You arent allowed to drink and drive and when people go on a boating holiday that becomes inevitable. Besides it can get quite boring pottering around at 3-6mph on a canal or river, the novelty can wear off quickly especially if its raining and you have to stand at the back steering a canal boat. So why not have some sort of autonomous guidance system? At least it can become more pleasant in bad weather and opens up the holiday season a bit more for those who are happy to sit inside and see the world go by from the comfort of the inside of the boat. In a way, its why coach/bus holidays exist, the tour guide on the coach points out the sights whilst you relax in the comfort of your own seat, but having your own space, like a boat can also it make it relaxing especially if you dont want to be around other people. A coach holiday can still feel like a train commute into London, but with a seat. Another area of development which the car manufacturers might want to develop, is radio controlled cars kits with active suspension and aerodynamics with some sort of AI/coding control. Like a Formula1 championship but radio controlled model cars. It could sow those seeds for kids to learn to code and then test their code on a race circuit.