Autonomy by Sea: Navigating International Waters

Autonomous technology that travels the air, sea surface, and under the water features prominently in popular media, corporate technologies, and United States’ military strategic planning. Entrepreneurs and governments have devised a variety of use cases for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), including commercial shipping, environmental and climate monitoring, seafloor mapping, passenger ferries, robotic research, surveillance, inspection of bridges and other infrastructure, and military operations.