What are the uses of smart ships?

Smart ship is a ship that relies on high technology to make a comprehensive navigation system that integrates land ship, people and ship. Smart ships not only can accurately obtain support information from the land and various information inside the ship under navigation at any time, but also intelligentize the driving and commanding techniques of high-level captains, so that even without a captain, smart ships can be driven safely as when commanded by a well-trained and experienced captain.

The practicalization of the smart ship is expected to be realized by 2010. In order to make smart ships practical, it is necessary to develop high-level artificial intelligence systems, high-performance autopilot systems, high-level satellite communication systems, integrated navigation support systems, and robotization of onboard operations.

The development of smart ships will have a favorable impact on the development of artificial intelligence systems for ship navigation, the design and manufacturing of satellite communication systems for ship navigation, the electrical industry, and the general equipment industry.

For research on the development of smart ships, Japan's level is far ahead of the U.S. and European ****bodies, while the U.S. and Europe are basically at the same level.