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These sprints force the AI to handle cold tires, oil slicks, unpredictable obstacles, and spoofed sensor readings.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
MacDonald's crew battled rough seas and eventually came across an oil slick on the water, which led them to upright but mangled lifeboats and scattered debris.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The oil slick has spread out over 10,000 square meters on the ocean’s surface, and several beaches are closed.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2023, SkyTruth launched Project Cerulean, which relies on AI to automatically scan satellite images to detect oil slicks at sea and identify who's responsible by comparing vessel movements to oil slick locations.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
MacDonald's crew battled rough seas and eventually came across an oil slick on the water, which led them to upright but mangled lifeboats and scattered debris.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The oil slick has spread out over 10,000 square meters on the ocean’s surface, and several beaches are closed.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2023, SkyTruth launched Project Cerulean, which relies on AI to automatically scan satellite images to detect oil slicks at sea and identify who's responsible by comparing vessel movements to oil slick locations.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Oil slick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20slick. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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