The rise of electric cars has driven the transportation market towards more environmentally friendly products. A new area the transportation industry is looking into is the electrification of boats. With electrification, vehicles are becoming increasingly autonomous, giving rise to a market of autonomous boats for data acquisition and consumers.
 Our team, American Society of Naval Engineers (ANSE) Promoting Electric Propulsion (PEP): Stevens RoBoat will compete in the PEP competition this year linked below.
https://www.navalengineers.org/Education/Promoting-Electric-Propulsion-PEP