TOKYO -- A group of 40 Japanese shipping companies, shipbuilders and technology companies aims to have remote-control vessels ply Japanese waters as early as 2025, a potential life preserver for a graying industry suffering from a chronic labor shortage.
Transportation
'Robo-ships' offer lifeline for Japan's shorthanded industry
Project with NTT and Nippon Yusen on board eyes 2021 test for remote navigation
Unmanned ships are expected to yield economic benefits of 1 trillion yen in 2040, the Nippon Foundation estimates. (Photo courtesy of the DFFAS project)
Read Next
Latest on Transportation
