UNMANNED SHIPS:Stuart Hetherington, partner, Colin Biggers and Paisley

摘要

Cognisant of the challenges that will be faced by regulators, the Comite Maritime International (CMI) has set up an International Working Group (IWG) in relation to "Unmanned Ships". It is being chaired by Tom Birch Reynardson. The IWG sees its task as conducting an assessment of current technological developments in relation to unmanned ships to review all international conventions and regulations, and to draft any amendments needed to take account of those technological changes.In relation to motor vehicles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is quoted as saying that, "five or six years from now we will be able to achieve autonomous driving where you could literally get in the car, go to sleep and wake up at your destination", but then addedit may take two or three years for regulatory approval to be obtained.