The calendar says that it’s spring, and in many parts of the United States, that means getting ready for pleasure boating season.

Most pleasure boat owners prefer to pilot the vessel themselves, charting their own course on open waters. But, like autonomous cars, self-driving boats have moved past the drawing board into the test phase. For example, the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research recently demonstrated autonomous unmanned boats, guided by software, radar and other sensors with remote human supervision.


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