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title: ""A fully autonomous ship will soon retrace the path of a 400-year-old…"
date: 2019-12-21
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# "A fully autonomous ship will soon retrace the path of a 400-year-old…

*December 21, 2019 · Facebook*

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[https://interestingengineering.com/a-fully-autonomous-ship-will-set-sail-across-the-atlantic-ocean](https://interestingengineering.com/a-fully-autonomous-ship-will-set-sail-across-the-atlantic-ocean){target="_blank"}
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\"A fully autonomous ship will soon retrace the path of a 400-year-old journey from the United Kingdom to the United States.\
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The AI vessel, which will emulate the Mayflower\'s voyage, is being built by a U.K.-based team, with help from tech firm IBM.\
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The Mayflower Autonomous Ship, also known as MAS, will launch from Plymouth in the U.K. in September of next year.\
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The ship is being built by ProMare, a non-profit corporation and public charity that promotes marine research and exploration throughout the world\'s oceans.\
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The University of Birmingham is also part of the project and is \"responsible for the use of virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies,\" according to an IBM press release.\"\
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[https://interestingengineering.com/a-fully-autonomous-ship-will-set-sail-across-the-atlantic-ocean](https://interestingengineering.com/a-fully-autonomous-ship-will-set-sail-across-the-atlantic-ocean){target="_blank"}
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