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Imagine a future with self-navigating ships. As they ply the ocean autonomously their "digital captains" are far away on dry land, keeping watch remotely with mixed reality (MR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. JRCS – a major Japanese maritime services company – believes it can make this a reality within the next 12 years. With the help of Microsoft, it has just launched an ambitious plan to digitally transform the global shipping industry. In a series of initial steps, JRCS is deploying MR, the Internet of Things (IoT), and AI to change how shipping crews are trained, how ships are maintained, and how navigational safety and standards are promoted and enforced.

Imagine a future with self-navigating ships. As they ply the ocean autonomously their "digital captains" are far away on dry land, keeping watch remotely with mixed reality (MR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. JRCS – a major Japanese maritime services company – believes it can make this a reality within the next 12 years. With the help of Microsoft, it has just launched an ambitious plan to digitally transform the global shipping industry. In a series of initial steps, JRCS is deploying MR, the Internet of Things (IoT), and AI to change how shipping crews are trained, how ships are maintained, and how navigational safety and standards are promoted and enforced.