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Originally Posted by MPREZIV
I've seen this! They have no driver in the vehicle, yes? That's amazing! I guess it's the same technology that USAF uses in some of the aircraft I've seen with no on-board pilot though. Cool!
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Not really. Planes are much easier really, nothing to hit mostly and most of the UAVs are remote controlled anyway.
These are entirely autonomous traveling at speeds up to 45MPH over open ground, mountain passes, through tight 1 lane tunnels(hard on GPS signals), over overpasses, passing other vehicles, avoiding everything from telephone poles to cliffs, etc.
The theory is that taking humans out of the driver seat in situations like supply convoys in potentially hostile territory, reconisace or mine sweeping.