It seems that autonomous ships are not just science fiction anymore. I don't know how such a technology is viable in the following twenty years or so, but I can be sure that it's not just about safety. The Machine executable collision regulations for Marine Autonomous systems, on short MAXCMAS, is a project scheduled to be completed this year, 2017. It is being undertaken by Rolls Royce as project lead, Lloyd’s Register (LR), Atlas Elektronik UK, Queen’s University Belfast and Southampton Solent … [Read more...]