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I think it’s high time these cargo ships were fully automated. At least as far as the point after which the local pilot comes onboard.
by nickdothutton 4y ago
I think it’s high time these cargo ships were fully automated. At least as far as the point after which the local pilot comes onboard.
- kulahan 4y agoIt's weird that this isn't already the case. We do it with airplanes, and surely that's much harder simply by virtue of needing to consider three dimensions. I can't imagine it would be difficult to automate steering a ship across the open ocean. You could build something basic and just make the captain handle all the iffy stuff.
- merry_flame 4y agoAutopilot has existed for decades now and works really well, but it doesn't replace a crew, be it only for everything unrelated to navigation, crossing the path of other vessels, etc.