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Is Self-Docking Technology Right Around the Corner?

ntil recently, self-parking cars were considered revolutionary, but now self-docking boats are entering that stage. On a blustery day last September, I got aboard the Boston Whaler 405 Autonomous Docking Boat at Brunswick Corporation’s media day in New York. While I went in with no expectations, my perspective quickly changed when Brandon Ferriman approached me and began to explain the intricacies of this

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