According to CCTV news, the unmanned ship with 100% of China's independent intellectual property rights will be delivered this year. The unmanned ship, located in Dalian, Liaoning province, was built by an interdisciplinary and multi-professional research team with an average age of under 40.

    According to Sun Feng, technical manager of Dalian COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, the ship can be used for both scientific research and teaching work, and is the first intelligent research and practical training ship in China. It has installed more than 15,000 automated control points, more than 30 times that of ordinary ships, and is also equipped with 4G and 5G network systems, which can ensure the rapid transmission of big data on the ship.

    In terms of functions, the ship has automatic berthing, intelligent collision avoidance, automatic perception of the ship environment and the surrounding vessels and other functions, with the world's leading intelligence level. According to reports, the unmanned ship to enter the destination can be automatically set off, even if it is far away in the Pacific Ocean, it can also be remotely controlled by the Dalian laboratory.

    Compared with drones and driverless cars, unmanned ships need more cutting-edge technology, more sophisticated construction, and more complex environmental considerations, and the difficulty of design and manufacturing is greatly increased. At present, there are very few countries in the world that can research and produce unmanned ships.