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Starlink + robotics + weather forecasting = autonomous wind-powered cargo vessels. Zero emission maritime shipping, faster and cheaper than what's possible now. Say hello to Clippership.

Seth Bannon

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Seth Bannon1 year ago

cc @typesfast they're live!

Ritesh Lal — 🇺🇸/acc1 year ago

Add these to take care of Somali pirates, and all is good 👍 Really cool though

Seth Bannon1 year ago

🔥

cazes1 year ago

That but replacing the sail with a kite could be interesting:

Seth Bannon1 year ago

so cool

Mike Mayer1 year ago

There's a whole class of products that would be great for this sort of service -- particularly commodity durables -- the types of things that have extended warehouse shelf time. Package this as storage at sea which will be seen as a value add for the supply chain.

Seth Bannon1 year ago

Storage at sea, interesting.

Seth Bannon1 year ago

This team 🔥

TeslaElon SpaceXFan1 year ago

👀

Brian Cardarella | bcardarella.bsky.social1 year ago

Is that a J24?

Seth Bannon1 year ago

Sweet retrofit, right?

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