autonomous ships

South Korea Invests 30 Billion Won in AI Data Platform for Autonomous Ships

South Korea announced a 30 billion won ($20.7 million) investment to build an AI data platform for autonomous ships as part of a national manufacturing transformation plan. The project, led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, aims to collect and process sensor and navigation data to train AI models for collision avoidance and route optimization. It is expected to support developers and manufacturers in testing autonomous navigation technologies and create an open data ecosystem for global competitiveness.