The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), a grass roots initiative led by marine research non-profit ProMare with support from IBM and a global consortium of partners, is set to make its first journey from the U.S. to the U.S. MAS has spent the last several months in sea trials and various research missions to prepare for the big journey from Plymouth, England, to Massachusetts in the US. It’ll work with scientists and other autonomous vessels to gather information on issues like global warming, micro-plastic pollution and marine mammal conservation.