Self-Driving · June 2022Gaffe level: Feral
Cruise Robotaxis Blocked San Francisco Traffic for Hours
More than half a dozen driverless Cruise cars froze in a cluster on a San Francisco street and sat there for hours, blocking traffic like a very expensive parking job. Human employees eventually had to come drag the confused fleet away.
Source: Engadget
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