MIT is collaborating with two Dutch universities to create a small fleet of self-driving boats that will first be tested in Amsterdam to ferry commuters and goods about the city.

The $27 million, five-year project named Roboat is expected to launch its first watercraft in the canals of the Dutch capital next year.

The researchers are also working to create other “dynamic” craft and temporary floating infrastructure such as on-demand bridges and stages that can be assembled or disassembled in a matter of hours.

Roboat is a collaborative project between MIT and researchers from Delft University of Technology and Wageningen University in Holland.

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