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Industry urges Coast Guard collaboration, training for autonomous maritime systems
Summary
Manufacturers and advocacy groups told the House subcommittee that uncrewed and autonomous maritime systems are advancing faster than the current regulatory framework, and they asked for closer Coast Guard engagement, additional pilot programs, and clearer standards for testing and cybersecurity.
Witnesses at a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing asked for closer coordination between industry and the U.S. Coast Guard to develop standards for uncrewed and autonomous maritime systems, saying the technology is advancing more rapidly than rulemaking.
Tom Reynolds, chief strategy officer at CSATs and a representative of AUVSI, told the committee that the United States lags some competitors in development and deployment because the regulatory framework has not kept pace. "Our current regulatory framework has…
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