Tag: boat
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Electric Future: MIT showcases electric autonomous boat technology
If you like the idea of zero-emissions travel on the water, an electric autonomous boat might be the right mode of transportation for you. Scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Senseable City Laboratory, together with Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute) in the Netherlands, have been showcasing…
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Hyundai business unit showcases new autonomous boat navigation technology
HD Hyundai’s ship autonomous navigation subsidiary, Avikus, participated in the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the world’s largest boat show, proving its leading capability in autonomous ship technology. Avikus first introduced “NeuBoat”, the level 2 autonomous navigation solution for recreational boats, at this boat show in Florida, held from October 26 to 30. NeuBoat is…
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Volarious demonstrates drone that can accompany boats
Volarious has demonstrated a new tethered drone system that enables the DJI Mavic 2 drone to autonomously take off, follow, and land safely on small vessels. Firefighters and police drone team has been using the V-Line tethered system for the Mavic 2 drone in a variety of situation on land. The Volarious product is called…
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Volvo Penta launches autonomous boat docking system
Volvo Penta has launched what it describes as “the industry’s first fully integrated Assisted Docking system” at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Volvo says the Assisted Docking system gives the captain better control when docking a boat by automating his or her intentions, compensating for some dynamic variables, such as wind and current, and helping…
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Autonomous boats could be your next ride
Five years in the making, MIT’s autonomous floating vessels get an upgrade in size and learn a new way to communicate aboard the waters The feverish race to produce the shiniest, safest, speediest self-driving car has spilled over into our wheelchairs, scooters, and even golf carts. Moreover, recently, there’s been movement from land to sea,…
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Seine Alliance takes ‘first’ fully-electric passenger boat to Paris
Seine Alliance, a partnersip between Groupe Renault and Green Vision, has launched what it is the “first 100 per cent electric passenger boat with second life batteries” to Paris, France. The “Black Swan”, as the boat is called, is specifically designed for private or business cruises on the Seine, the main river is Paris. The…
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Yamaha launches new autonomous boat
Company says the Breeze 10 unmanned boat is an electric craft for dam lake bed sediment surveying Yamaha has developed the Breeze 10 autonomous unmanned compact electric survey craft. The company designed the new product to support sounding work such as measuring the sediment levels of dams, and will commence business rentals principally aimed at commercial surveyors in August 2016. Breeze 10 is an electric FRP craft…