First self-driving urban ferry started operating in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden

Autonomous ship ahoy! Perhaps coming to a ferry near you soon! 😊 Maybe we have autonomous ferries long before autonomous cars? A human captain is still aboard for how long?

"A [human] captain oversees the autonomous craft but doesn't need to touch the controls, and from Monday, the MF Estelle will begin plying short routes between islands in Stockholm. ...

The boat is fitted with radar, cameras, lidar laser and ultrasonic systems, compiling the data to steer its course, the Norwegian company's operative chief Erik Nilsson said.

"If a boat changes direction or if there's a canoe we see it right away in less than a second. We update the course accordingly," he added. ..."

First self-driving urban ferry sets sail in Stockholm A self-driving electric ferry set sail in Stockholm on Thursday, making the Swedish capital the world's first city to put the technology to use, the company behind it said.