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= Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative =
As cars and trucks become autonomous, large ships will be close behind. The Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWAI), funded by [http://www.tekes.fi/en/ Tekes], the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, will run from 2015 to the end 2017. <ref>http://www.zdnet.com/article/robot-ships-controlled-by-satellite-are-on-the-horizon/</ref> <ref>http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/12/9504761/rolls-royce-autonomous-unmanned-shipping-illegal</ref>
The initiative brings together technology companies, universities, research institutes, and ship owners to work on the legal, regulatory, and technology factors in autonomous shipping.