December 6, 2022 02:00 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/6/23494949/kodiak-robotics-us-army-contract-autonomous-vehicles
Kodiak gets $50 million to develop self-driving reconnaissance vehicles for the US Army
Kodiak Robotics, the autonomous truck startup, will receive $49.9 million to help the US Army develop self-driving vehicles for reconnaissance, surveillance, and other “high-risk” missions.
The Mountain View, California-based company, which primarily builds self-driving systems for freight trucks, will develop the vehicles for the US Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program. The collaboration is set to last 24 months under the agreement with the US Department of Defense, Kodiak says.
The details about the types of vehicles that Kodiak says it will develop for the army are still vague. According to the company, “Kodiak will develop...
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