Self-Driving · September 2026Gaffe level: Typo
A Dramatic Autonomous Racing Crash Showed How Far Self-Driving Race Cars Have to Go
At Imola's autonomous racing event, a failed sensor switch blinded one race car mid-turn and it emergency-braked straight into the gravel, wrecking two cars. The robots are still about 12 seconds a lap off human Formula 2 pace. Keep the champagne on ice.
Source: MotorTrend
SkyFall's StarGate Drone Evacuated Two Wounded Soldiers From the Front Line
Ukraine's 475th Separate Assault Regiment says it used the purpose-built StarGate drone to evacuate two seriously wounded soldiers in the space of a week, flying one casualty nearly 20 miles to reach him and about the same distance back. Ground vehicles could not reach the men because of water obstacles and attack-drone threats, and the covered, medical-grade stretcher module kept each casualty protected in flight. The regiment now plans a dedicated aerial medical evacuation unit, turning one-off rescues into a repeatable capability.
Source: The War Zone