继上月宣布后，无人客船 Olympia Dream Seto 于 2026 年 1 月 1 日开始商业运营，连接冈山市新冈山港与濑户内海小豆岛土庄港。船员监控航程以确保安全，这标志着解决海运船员短缺并减少人为错误事故的里程碑。
该船由冈山両备集团运营，全长 65.56 米，总吨位 942 吨，可搭载 500 名乘客，每天进行四次往返航行。它利用 AIS、雷达和传感器综合数据实现自主航行、避障、靠泊和离泊。
该船于 12 月 5 日通过部级审查，并在 12 月 10 日的演示中表现出色，当时船长仅监控屏幕，船舶自主避开障碍并完成靠泊。新冈山港的陆上船队运营中心通过多个屏幕提供实时天气分析和设备监控。
日本财团指出，人为错误导致 80% 的海上事故，自主系统不像疲劳船员那样，其性能保持一致。由包括海运和造船企业在内的 53 个组织组成的联合体计划到 3 月再推出三艘自主船舶，旨在基于运营数据制定国际规则。
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