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Researchers in China remotely steer cargo ship 500 km away from lab

Researchers at Wuhan University of Technology's National Key Laboratory of Waterway Traffic Control have remotely controlled the smart new-energy cargo vessel Yujiaotou 001, which is operating on the Shaying River in central China about 500 kilometers away. The vessel is carrying out supervised autonomous navigation and remote-controlled cargo tests on a real inland route, as China pushes intelligent shipping from the lab toward commercial use.

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