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A passenger ferry operating between Okayama and Shodoshima Island in western Japan will begin using technology enabling autonomous navigation in a world first, the Nippon Foundation said Wednesday.

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The ferry became the first ship certified by the Japanese government as an "autonomous ship." The ship will conduct ...

Japan's Nippon Foundation said Wednesday that a regular passenger ferry using autonomous navigation technology will begin commercial operations by the end of next March at the earliest. According to ...

The ferry showed its ability to detect a ship ahead and reroute autonomously. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...