The US Army is developing robot trucks that drive themselves into battle

ORVELIN VALLE
BusinessInsider.com
May 21, 2015

The US Army and Lockheed Martin developed and tested a self-driving convoy system.

“The Army envisions a future operational concept where autonomy-enabled formations augment the warfighter as team members, not just as tools,” Army Lt. Col. Matt Dooley told an audience, according to Defense One.

According to the Army’s Operating Concept for 2020-2040, soldiers will be more effective while making their job less hazardous by combining troops and semi-autonomous machines during operations.

This video shows the autonomous convoy system developed between the Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Lockheed Martin:

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