Norway: First crewless, zero emissions ship to sail

[Brad]

World's first crewless, zero emissions cargo ship will set sail in Norway

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/world-s-first-crewless-zero-emissions-cargo-ship-will-set-sail-in-norway/ar-AANIW5M

^{No robotic puppies spotted.}

[Rupert]

That is amazing.

[rcjordan]

"not the first autonomous ship -- an autonomous ferry launched in Finland in 2018 -- but it is the first fully electric container ship"

I'm guessing it will be assigned to a repetitive milk run, like the ferry route.  I'm reading that autonomous semi trucks here in the US are likely to beat cars to widespread real-world use because there are many currently simple-ish, long-distance freight shuttles.

>puppy

We're getting close ...but the marketing of subscription cloud services rather than local will screw it up for me.

[Rupert]

assigned to a repetitive milk run, like the ferry route.

i wonder how they cope with storms? I am guessing that the weather will be a major factor in choosing a milk run.