Photos: 400 years later, a new Mayflower will sail without humans
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The Mayflower is taking to the water in Plymouth harbor.
Itās not the ship that left this southwest England port 400 years ago carrying Pilgrim settlers to America. The sleek vessel being readied Tuesday for its official launch has no passengers, no crew ā but like its predecessor, an ambitious mission.
The 50-foot (15-meter) trimaran has āno one on board, no captain, no place to eat, no place to sleep,ā said Brett Phaneuf, co-director of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship project. āItās sophisticated artificial intelligence that will captain the ship across the ocean.ā
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