--- description: Find out why Callboats CAT 10 L is one of the best inventions of 2023 title: Callboats CAT 10 L: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt200a3f50958569bd/698a419a09208f0db841adbf/best-inventions-2023-cat-10-l.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 24, 2023 # Autonomous Ferry Callboats CAT 10 L by [Chris Stokel-Walker](/author/chris-stokel-walker/) ## Chris Stokel-Walker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Up to 70% of the cost of maintaining a passenger-­boat fleet comes from paying captains. In the interest of economics and sustainability, the Finland-­based Callboats has developed the world’s first AI-­powered autonomous boat, which is all-electric and partly charged by solar energy. Pending regulatory approval, the 30-passenger 10-L water taxi will run between Helsinki and a nearby archipelago with only one crew member on board (just in case anything goes awry). Users will be able to hail the vehicle, which can reach a top speed of 12 knots (nearly 14 m.p.h.), via a mobile app. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324760/callboats-cat-10-l/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324760/callboats-cat-10-l/"},"headline":"Autonomous Ferry","datePublished":"2023-10-24T11:00:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T05:11:25.976Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324760/callboats-cat-10-l/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","Magazine","best inventions","Best Inventions 2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt200a3f50958569bd/698a419a09208f0db841adbf/best-inventions-2023-cat-10-l.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Stokel-Walker","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/chris-stokel-walker/"}],"creator":"Chris Stokel-Walker","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt200a3f50958569bd/698a419a09208f0db841adbf/best-inventions-2023-cat-10-l.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324760/callboats-cat-10-l/","name":"Autonomous Ferry"}}]}] ```