Autonomous Military Transport

[ChunkyMonkey]

Remember DARPA's competition few years ago? Here is the real life application...

[bogie]

Next thing you know, robots will be making robots and skynet will nuke the humans.

[theGinsue]

I was thinking the exact same thing while watching this.


Just helps advance the timeline before the Singularity becomes valid.

[Danimal]

Just aim for the little spinny thing on the top.

[Guylee]

Just aim for the little spinny thing on the top.

That a technical term?

[cofi]

that what I was thinking. So, all someone has to do is shoot the sensor.

I was waiting for haji to detonate the suv when the lead vehicle in the column passed.

At least the whole convoy slowed down to a crawl to make it easier for them......not that they would need to since they could just walk out in front of the lead vehicle and hijack it grand theft auto style when it gently comes to a stop in front of them

[ChunkyMonkey]

The point is to save American lives... And since supply convoy is most targeted in low tensity conflict, this will serve its purpose.


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[Irving]

At least the whole convoy slowed down to a crawl to make it easier for them......not that they would need to since they could just walk out in front of the lead vehicle and hijack it grand theft auto style when it gently comes to a stop in front of them

That's what I was thinking. Also, how does it differentiate between "object negotiation" and "traffic sensing?" I was waiting for it to "sense traffic" on that SUV and politely wait for the SUV to pass. Maybe honk the horn a few times, flash its lights, then for the SUV to explode.

The point is to save American lives... And since supply convoy is most targeted in low tensity conflict, this will serve its purpose.


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Is the unit cost of one soldier + one normal truck greater than one outfitted truck like these? I'm not trying to be harsh, but we KNOW there is someone out there making that exact calculation. The plus size is that as we get closer to Skynet, all this technology becomes ever cheaper so I wouldn't be surprised if we have already crossed that threshold.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Is the unit cost of one soldier + one normal truck greater than one outfitted truck like these? I'm not trying to be harsh, but we KNOW there is someone out there making that exact calculation. The plus size is that as we get closer to Skynet, all this technology becomes ever cheaper so I wouldn't be surprised if we have already crossed that threshold.

Definitely. Most casualty of war are not deaths but permanent injuries which are extremely expensive and long term.

[cofi]

The point is to save American lives... And since supply convoy is most targeted in low tensity conflict, this will serve its purpose.


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I agree but shouldn't these things be controlled like drones? The tech just doesn't seem to be there