Amsterdam Tests out Electric Autonomous Boats on Its Canals
Electric cars, meet your competition. Electric boats are on the way.
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AMSTERDAM (AP) — Electric cars, meet your competition. Electric boats are on the way. Amsterdam didn’t have to look very far when searching for a way to ease traffic on its congested streets. The Dutch capital’s canals were used for transport long before cars and trucks powered by polluting internal combustion engines began clogging its narrow roads. Already steeped in maritime history, the city’s more than 100 kilometers (60 miles) of waterways are to start…
