South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has announced that it has successfully navigated its 300-ton remote autonomous ship.
The 38-meter-long ship was operated in seas just under 400 kilometers south of Seoul, via a remote control system at a research center located in Daejeon, 250 kilometers away from the seas, according to Samsung Heavy.
The ship is claimed to have returned safely to a point of departure without the help of crew after reaching its destination, which was 10 kilometers away.
The company said that Samsung Autonomous Ship, its remote autonomous navigation system, helped the ship navigate autonomously under remote control.
Samsung Heavy said it plans to commercialize its independently developed autonomous navigation system by 2022.
Details from https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20201019004400320
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