The world’s first fully autonomous ship is set to make its maiden voyage across the Atlantic next month. Inspired by the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America, ‘Mayflower 400’ will be guided by artificial intelligence rather than a human crew. If all goes well, it will depart from Plymouth, England on May 15 and … Read more
The world’s first fully autonomous ship is set to make its maiden voyage across the Atlantic next month. Inspired by the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America, ‘Mayflower 400’ will be guided by artificial intelligence rather than a human crew. If all goes well, it will depart from Plymouth, England on May 15 and … Read more
An autonomous version of the historical Mayflower ship that’s powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is set to make is maiden voyage across the Atlantic next month. On April 19, Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) will depart from Plymouth, England and arrive at Plymouth, Massachusetts about 3,000 miles and two weeks later. The original ship, which transported 102 passengers known … Read more
Republican senator Tom Cotton has blasted the New York Times’ 1619 project for trying to rewrite history following a lack of events to mark the Mayflower’s 400th anniversary. After a speech to the Senate on Wednesday where he attacked the project, he penned an essay published by Fox News Saturday. Cotton wrote: ‘Regrettably, we haven’t heard much about … Read more
Like nearly every holiday or commemorative event in 2020, celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the historic Mayflower voyage were canceled or postponed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The nation this month was set to mark the anniversary of arguably one of the most important dates in American history, the day the first … Read more
The Mayflower is one-step closer to sailing from England to Plymouth – but this time it will be without a crew. Powered artificial intelligence, the autonomous ship is set to start trials in England and will be unveiled on September 16 in honor of the 400th anniversary the original vessel made its journey in 1620. … Read more
Robot Mayflower with an AI captain and no crew is set to cross the Atlantic 400 years after its famous namesake The new Mayflower could be the first fully autonomous vessel to cross Atlantic AI Captain will pilot the ship on its voyage from Britain to the United States Hull designed in Gdansk, Poland, is … Read more