Driverless technology will soon enter another major global industry: shipping. Several companies recently announced plans to launch self-sailing ships to improve safety and efficiency. One of them is Norwegian chemical company Yara International. Yara has teamed up with another Norwegian company, Kongsberg, to build an autonomous cargo ship expected to launch next year. Kongsberg developed the ship’s electrical technology and autonomous control systems. The ship is fully electric to reduce air pollution. It is designed to carry cargo containers normally transported by truck. This means the ship will also improve road safety by replacing about 40,000 truck trips a year, the company said.
Title: World’s First Electric, Self-Driving Ship to Launch Next Year
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1961/electric_ship.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Worlds First Electric, Self-Driving Ship to Launch Next Year' data-article-id='2479'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9646'>Driverless technology will soon enter another major global industry: shipping.</span> <span data-start-time='9646' data-end-time='23604'>Several companies recently announced plans to launch self-sailing ships to improve safety and efficiency.</span> <span data-start-time='23604' data-end-time='31271'>One of them is Norwegian chemical company Yara International.</span> <span data-start-time='31271' data-end-time='46563'>Yara has teamed up with another Norwegian company, Kongsberg, to build an autonomous cargo ship expected to launch next year.</span> <span data-start-time='46563' data-end-time='56292'>Kongsberg developed the ship’s electrical technology and autonomous control systems.</span> <span data-start-time='56292' data-end-time='62521'>The ship is fully electric to reduce air pollution.</span> <span data-start-time='62521' data-end-time='71292'>It is designed to carry cargo containers normally transported by truck.</span> <span data-start-time='71292' data-end-time='84854'>This means the ship will also improve road safety by replacing about 40,000 truck trips a year, the company said.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' 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