The Ferry Authority describes the system as fully operational as of this spring, following an 18-month phased rollout that began with the Alameda and Oakland routes before extending to Richmond and Sausalito. Dispatchers receive current mapping overlaid on route corridors in real time, allowing scheduling adjustments for afternoon wind shifts without manual weather monitoring. The technology has drawn interest from maritime transit operators in Rotterdam, Osaka, and Sydney, who have sent technical delegations to observe Bay Area operations. Ferry Authority operations staff note that the system's value is compounded by the Nimitz Greenway's documented effect on East Bay thermal gradients, which makes standard regional weather models less accurate for intra-bay routing decisions.