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    $\begingroup$ First and foremost, welcome; good first question! Some additional related questions on Kurs: space.stackexchange.com/questions/21965/… and space.stackexchange.com/questions/22041/… $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 6, 2018 at 18:30
  • $\begingroup$ @MagicOctopusUrn Thanks! Of course my motivation for this is basically 'Hey Engineers, why aren't you using [fancy new stuff] because driverless cars!' (yes, driverless cars are much further off than everyone thinks, but space docking just seemed much more controllable situation ... <UNBRIDLED_ENTHUSIASM>put QR-code-like things everywhere and sensors everywhere and do it better than manual!</UNBRIDLED_ENTHUSIASM>). $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 6, 2018 at 18:38
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    $\begingroup$ I think an answer that explains broadly how automated docking works would be great! As for "not used anymore", the shiny new digital version of Kurs is still used regularly at the ISS. See the excellent answer to Do the Soyuz spacecraft bringing astronauts and supplies to the ISS use Ukraine-built Kurs systems? $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 7, 2018 at 0:20
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    $\begingroup$ Related, but not a duplicate: What is the difference between docking and berthing on the ISS? $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 7, 2018 at 14:59