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The US Army now has autonomous self-driven vehicles

By Jesus Diaz Published February 3, 2014, 11:57 am ET

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More Skynet news: “According to Defense-Update the Marine Corps 6×6 MTVR truck, Army M-915 trailer and the multi-steering, six-axle Palletized Loading System (PLS) truck in this convoy were programmed by soldiers and then sent along to drive around Fort Hood, Texas under completely autonomous operation.”

https://jalopnik.com/new-automated-army-trucks-are-almost-optimus-prime-1514853041

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