Didn't toyota recently say, we are way off from completely autonomous vehicles.
But if anyone has unlimited resources to do it...its the army.
The US Army is developing autonomous armored vehicles
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Re: The US Army is developing autonomous armored vehicles
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
The ethics of asymmetrical warfare with one side nearly completely autonomous seem like very murky water. Imagine Iraq occupied with pretty much only machines and Iraqis never actually see an American. And if this removes the threat of death from one side, what does that do to the cost of war? Could it actually make it more common because it is less politically risky? It feels inevitable, but it also scares me.
Ever heard of drones? "murky water" is quite an understatement.
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Re: The US Army is developing autonomous armored vehicles
#53Little known fact: one of the first self driving cars was a 'Humvee' (real name HMMWV) which was equipped by DARPA with cameras and could navigate a road with no other vehicles, and go straight through a 4 way intersection after stopping (again, no other vehicles). This was in the mid 1990s. Would love a link to this project if anyone has it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge#2005_Gra... http://velodynelidar.com/blog/it-began-with-a-race/
These are cool but the footage I recall seeing was clearly from the 1990s and lifted from VHS tape.