Lockheed Martin successfully tests an autonomous vehicle convoy system

Self-driving cars might be super convenient for civilians, but take that technology to the battlefield and it could be potentially lifesaving. So it’s no surprise that the U.S. military is developing driverless vehicles of its own. The Army and defense contractor Lockheed Martin this weekannounced a successful test of fully autonomous convoys with various vehicles. The test, which took place earlier this month at Ford Hood, Texas, was part of the Army and Marine Corps’ so-called Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System (AMAS) program. The AMAS hardware and software is designed to automate driving on existing tactical vehicles. During the recent test, driverless tactical vehicles navigated hazards and obstacles such as road intersections, oncoming traffic, stalled and passing vehicles, pedestrians, and traffic circles in both urban and rural areas.