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Vehicles: TerraMax Self-Driving RoboTruck to Take Soldiers Out of Harm’s Way

October 3rd, 2007 | Uncategorized

Self-driving cars have always fascinated me, ever since I saw a cover image of kids playing checkers in the back of an autonomous car on the cover of Boy’s Life in my elementary school library. (Checkers in a car! The future is now!) After years of waiting, the military is finally making my dreams a reality in their push to have all their wars fought by robots. The TerraMax self-driving vehicle can make its way through traffic, stopping at stop signs and avoiding other cars, with no driver necessary.
About as long as an SUV but twice as tall, the TerraMax trucks could help transport equipment and supplies without putting soldiers in harms way. Initially, they’ll probably be deployed in convoys mixed in with people-driven vehicles, but Congress has mandated that one in three vehicles in use by the military be unmanned by 2015. That’s all well and good, but [...]

Original post by adam frucci



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