A lot of the leading-edge technology for autonomous vehicles is coming from military applications. Actually, the U.S. Navy built what was probably the first drone helicopter back in the 1960's: http://microcontroller.com/news/military_autonomous_vehicles.asp Bill Giovino http://Microcontroller.com
Look! Up in the Sky! It's a Bird! It's a Frog! Its an Autonomous Vehicle!
Started by ●April 27, 2018
Reply by ●April 29, 20182018-04-29
On Friday, April 27, 2018 at 11:41:19 AM UTC-7, Bill Giovino wrote:> A lot of the leading-edge technology for autonomous vehicles is coming from military applications. Actually, the U.S. Navy built what was probably the first drone helicopter back in the 1960's: > > http://microcontroller.com/news/military_autonomous_vehicles.asp > > Bill Giovino > http://Microcontroller.comI was just watching some of these videos. There are pro and con. FAA complete ban is ridiculous. We probably have to come up with some licensing procedures. Perhaps a DAV? Department of Aviation Vehicle.
