Driver-less vehicles? The
Army sees them as a fine way to resupply in combat zones.
The Army wants to retrofit a portion of its tactical wheeled vehicle
fleet with robotic brains so that unmanned trucks, not troops, are put
in harm's way during resupply and route clearance missions.
Removing drivers from truck cabs also frees up soldiers to perform
more complex tasks at a time when declining budgets are putting a
premium on manpower.
The Marine Corps has been testing autonomous resupply and casualty
evacuation by ground and by air at its Warfighting Laboratory and in
field tests at various installations. Unmanned helicopters that fly
pre-planned routes to forward operating bases in Afghanistan have
already proven their worth in combat.
But they can also be used for evil purposes. The
FBI fears they can be used as bombs.
Criminals could use driverless
cars to evade law enforcement, shoot cops from the back of the vehicle,
and "conduct tasks that require use of both hands or taking one’s eyes
off the road which would be impossible today," according to an
internal report obtained by
The Guardian. The last concern was outlined in a section called "multitasking."
Another fear is that criminals will pack a driverless car with explosives and program it to drive itself into a target.
Since there are no Second Amendment issues involved here, maybe tough regulations will solve the problem. Right.
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