In this episode of ASM Connected, Sales Director, Iain Tomkinson and Account Director, Stephen Dale meet Brett Phaneuf, President of Submergence Group and Managing Director of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship.

In collaboration with IBM and ProMare, Brett leads the project to build the world’s first fully automated ship, utilising AI, automation, edge computing and machine learning to cross the Atlantic.

Brett discusses how the Mayflower project came about, the challenges faced with the ocean environment, collaboration between tech partners on the project, his vision of autonomous ships for the future and how AI has developed across the marine industry. Brett was named as a Top 10 Innovator to Watch in 2021 according to Smithsonian.

Topics discussed in this episode:

4:53 – How did the project come about?

11:26 – How have Brett’s views on AI changed since the project began?

16:39 – Funding into marine technology projects

21:26 – Does regulation restrain innovation?

24:39 – Working with nature not against it

31:21 – How human technology has helped the MAS project to excel

Where to find us:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asm-technologies-limited

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASMTechnologies

Website: https://asmtech.com/

Connect with Iain Tomkinson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iainjtomkinson/

Connect with Stephen Dale: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-dale-b6ba4b2/

Connect with Brett Phaneuf: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-phaneuf/

Learn more about the Mayflower Autonomous Ship: https://mas400.com/