How Europe’s Busiest Port Is Helping Make Autonomous Ships a Reality?

Dutch startup Captain AI Rotterdam is engineering self-driving boats and ships with the deep learning algorithms and a computer simulator.
Captain AI successfully demonstrated a self-driving version of one of Rotterdam’s popular water taxis in late 2017.
The 57-foot vessel has surveillance cameras mounted on the bridge with a digital GPS system to provide accurate location readings than standard GPS.
There are specialized sensors for monitoring and controlling the engine and steering. All of...