Two Norwegian companies are taking the lead in the race to build the world's first crewless, autonomously operated ship, an advance that could mark a turning point in seaborne trade. Dubbed the 'Tesla of the Seas,' the Yara Birkeland is scheduled in late 2018 to start sailing fertilizer 37 miles down a fiord from a production facility to the port of Larvik. Using GPS, radar, cameras and sensors, the electric ship is designed to navigate itself around other boat traffic and to dock on its own. autonomous cargo (Links to an external site.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/norway-takes-lead-in-race-to-build-autonomous-cargo-ships-1500721202?st=1s074tcfy5gfs3c&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Respond to the discussion including 2 or more of the following points: Why are autonomous cargo ships emerging in Norway and not in California like Tesla? Think about the cost factors! Think about the geography! Think about the landscape! In fact, which specific application is the first autonomous cargo ship going to be used for? Is this application highly specialized? Is it a small or a large leap from this ship to autonomous cargo ships that cross oceans? When will this first autonomous cargo ship start running? Now estimate the how long it will be until autonomous cargo ships start crossing an entire ocean. How long will it take? Another 10 years? 50 years? 100 years? Justify your answer! Even if autonomous cargo ships are permitted to run, are they really a sound idea? Justify your