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Remarkable-Way4986 t1_jaa65ix wrote

Auto pilot has been a thing on ships for a long time. Going in and out of port will still need people to do many tasks like handling the morning lines and avoiding debris

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PEBKAC69 t1_jad2yfp wrote

>handling the mooring lines and avoiding debris

Two thoughts here:

  1. surely that's a solvable computer/robotics problem

  2. without solving the software side, you still don't need anyone on the ship. Just plunk them down at a control panel with some big monitors in port.

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