This ‘Ghost Ship’ Will Change India FOREVER! Auto Ships #shorts
Episode Title: This ‘Ghost Ship’ Will Change India FOREVER! Auto Ships #shorts Produced by: FactTechz Description: India Expands Autonomous-Ship Ambitions as Matangi Returns to Spotlight India’s growing focus on autonomous maritime technology has attracted renewed attention after videos of the unmanned surface vessel Matangi resurfaced online. Matangiis a 13-metre autonomous vessel developed by Indian startup Sagar Defence Engineering. It was demonstrated for the Indian Navy under the Sagarmala Parikrama initiative. The vessel completed an approximately 1,500-kilometre, or 850-nautical-mile, journey from Mumbai to Thoothukudi in 2024. It navigated the route without a crew physically aboard, using onboard sensors, cameras, navigation systems and autonomous-control software. Its achievement was demonstrating that an Indian-built vessel could undertake a long coastal transit without an onboard captain and crew. Autonomous surface vessels could strengthen India’s maritime capabil...