March 13, 2004 8:36 AM PST
Desert wins the race of robot cars
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- Why did they even do this, military has tech..
- So, my question is why did they even has this race? The military already owns about 10 Humvees loaded with infrared eyes and has been driving back streets that you and I drive on. No, I'm not a conspiracy theorist, it's just a true fact of life. These vehicles exist. Is the military looking for a better vehicle? That I could understand. But, why try to re-invent the wheel? Of what I saw of these souped up Humvees, the technology is quite impressive. The infrared scanners recognize stop signs, other cars. I guess the need for an upgrade is the fact that the systems the military's vehicle rely heavily upon lines in the road as guidance.
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- Good strategies by the US Military
- The design, development and deployment of driverless vehicles are good strategies by the US Military - in that, how do we know that other advanced nations around the world do not now have similar programs; secondly, as the intent is to "one day carry water, fuel and other supplies to the U.S. military during a conflict"; these efforts should be extended to an all-terrain strategy - sea (riverine and swampy areas), air, land (jungle and mountainous territories) and outer-space (for the recovery of mankind and other resources. Can we rule out military conflicts in outer-space in the future - Aliens or otherwise?
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