An autonomous freighter developed by Orca AI completed a 790km trip in Japan without collisions

An autonomous freighter operated by the Israeli company Orca AI completed a 790 km trip around Tokyo Bay without human intervention 99% of the way. During the journey, the ship managed to avoid, without operator assistance, between 400 and 500 collisions.

The freighter, named Suzaku, left the Japanese capital and spent 40 hours on the high seas, completing 107 maneuvers on the water. Weighing 749 tons, it managed to sail smoothly through Tokyo Bay, one of the most congested in the world, and safely reach the port of Tsumatsusaka in Ise Bay, southern Japan. The trip took place this week.

“The world’s first commercial autonomous voyage is a significant milestone. We look forward to seeing major transportation companies deploying advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technologies to make autonomous freighters a reality,” says Orca’s co-founder and chief executive executive executive officer. AI, Yarden Gross, in a press release.

In September last year, Orca AI partnered with Japanese group NYK (Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha) to test its autonomous technology on a freighter trip. The journey, which the non-profit Nippon Foundation also supported, was seen as a test-research initiative to support the advancement of autonomous sea travel.

Check below how the system used at Suzaku works:

The autonomous navigation system has 18 onboard cameras and 360º vision

The Orca AI’s navigation system was configured to function as a “human guardian.” According to the company, it provides, from 18 onboard cameras, detection, tracking, classification, and reach estimation in real-time, with a 360º view, day and night.

The algorithms are powered by AI and machine learning and were built based on data collected from the freighter a year before the trip. This helped the software identify targets in the complex environment of Tokyo Bay. The real-time data was monitored at the fleet’s operations center in the Japanese capital, hundreds of kilometers away.

Source: RBS (Rede Baiana de Sites)

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