STRYKERS WITHOUT DRIVERS
The U.S. Army's new Stryker light-armored vehicle has been less than ecstatically embraced by soldiers because, inside the vehicle, temperatures can shoot up to 120 degrees. Stryker maker General Dynamics' solution to the heat problem: build Strykers that can operate without people inside.
The robotic vehicles are being tested next month at Fort Bliss, Texas, and will face a live fire exercise in March, Reuters reports. If all goes according to schedule, the autonomous Strykers will be ready for action in 2008.
STRYKERS WITHOUT DRIVERS
The U.S. Army's new Stryker light-armored vehicle has been less than ecstatically embraced by soldiers because, inside the vehicle, temperatures can shoot up to 120 degrees. Stryker maker General Dynamics' solution to the heat problem: build Strykers that can operate without people inside.
The robotic vehicles are being tested next month at Fort Bliss, Texas, and will face a live fire exercise in March, Reuters reports. If all goes according to schedule, the autonomous Strykers will be ready for action in 2008.