Sipsey Street Irregulars: Driverless convoys

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Driverless convoys

A convoy of U.S. Army vehicles will cruise along a stretch of Interstate 69 in Michigan as part of an initial testing of driverless military vehicle equipment on public roadways.

A convoy of U.S. Army vehicles will cruise along a stretch of Interstate 69 in Michigan as part of an initial testing of driverless military vehicle equipment on public roadways. Representatives from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center and the Michigan Department of Transportation held public information sessions on the testing Monday in eastern Michigan. In late June, the vehicles will test a piece of technology that's critical in the development and testing of driverless and connected vehicles, the Times Herald of Port Huron reported. Someone will be behind the wheel of each vehicle, which is equipped with features from the driverless vehicle systems, including adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist, The Flint Journal reported. Six radio transmitters will be set up along Interstate 69 to allow for groups of five vehicles to broadcast speed, distance, and traffic issues as directed over the frequency, said Alex Kade, chief system architect in ground vehicle robotics for the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.

4 comments:

Chiu ChunLing said...: A wirelessly networked system of autonomous vehicles, what could possibly go wrong?

At least they're unarmed.

This could eventually be a significant technology, but trying to get it ready for use in contested areas before it's ready for any significant civilian use is just silly. Not sillier than anything else the military has ever done, though.; May 25, 2016 at 10:57 PM
Anonymous said...: I hope the FedGov alerts everyone ahead of time when they're going to be running these tests, 'cause wherever they are, I aren't.
As has already been pointed out, "what could go wrong?"

B Woodman
III-per; May 26, 2016 at 8:16 AM
Anonymous said...: At least they're unarmed.

They are working on it: https://mojavedesertpatriot.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/what-are-you-going-to-do-when-it-comes-for-you/

Curtis; May 26, 2016 at 4:03 PM
Toastrider said...: Oh boy. You'd think after Univ. of Texas students hacked a DHS drone with commercially-available gear, they'd be at least a LITTLE cautious...; May 30, 2016 at 9:32 AM

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