Ultra-large ship on autopilot completes the first transoceanic voyage of 20,000 kilometers

Amazing stuff! When will the oceans be crowded by ghost commercial cargo ships?

"Avikus, a subsidiary company of HD Hyundai — the single largest shipbuilder in the world — recently announced that the 180,000 square-meter, ultra-large vessel Prism Courage has completed a full journey across the Atlantic using its automated navigation systems. The journey totaled around 20,000 kilometers (12,500 miles) and was completed on June 2nd. ...
Although the ship’s AI did take some of the workload off of the crew, the ship was, nevertheless, crewed by flesh-and-blood sailors, as well. ...

Avikus adds that route optimization increased the craft’s fuel efficiency by roughly 7% and reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 5% compared to human-crewed ships that run the same route. ...
So far, however, the system can only provide Level 2 autonomy, which is regarded as partial automation."

"... This voyage was conducted under real-time monitoring of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the Korea Register of Shipping (KR) to verify the performance and stability of the technology. Avikus plans to commercialize HiNAS 2.0 within this year after receiving a certification from ABS for the results of this self-propelled ocean crossing. ..."

Ultra-large ship on autopilot completes the first automated transatlantic voyage Robots are now braving the high seas. A self-steering ship has completed the first transatlantic voyage of a large craft using completely autonomous navigation.

HD Hyundai’s Avikus successfully conducts the world’s first transoceanic voyage of a large merchant ship relying on autonomous navigation technologies