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Textron, Kodiak Robotics Developing New Autonomous Military Vehicle, Will Demo In Late ‘24

Textron, Kodiak Robotics Developing New Autonomous Military Vehicle, Will Demo In Late ‘24
Textron Systems' Ripsaw M3 concept demonstrator at the 2022 AUSA conference in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

Textron Systems [TXT] on Monday announced a new collaboration with Kodiak Robotics to develop a new autonomous military ground vehicle designed for driverless operations, with a plan to demonstrate the new capability in late 2024. The effort will focus on integrating the Kodiak Driver autonomous driving software into a new Textron-designed, purpose-built uncrewed vehicle, with the companies noting the collaboration is the first time applying Kodiak’s self-driving technology into a vehicle designed “without space for a human driver.” “The collaboration…

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