The United States has unveiled its latest technological breakthrough – an all-terrain vehicle capable of driving itself while supporting the army's newly tested'robotic killer Humvees.' The new Polaris MRZR X is an optionally manned dune buggy ATV that can carry at least 1,000 pounds of equipment across the battle field. 'The MRZR is the preferred platform among infantry units and Special Forces worldwide, which helps make its integration and the transition from manned to unmanned systems easier for the warfighter,' said John Olson, the general manager of Polaris Government and Defense. Polaris Government and Defense is a division of Polaris Industries, the US manufacturer of all-terrain vehicles. 'The MRZR X maintains the MRZR mission profile and payload our customers are accustomed to, plus it has additional robotic and networked capabilities to further support war fighters,' Olson said. The new autonomous ATV incorporates technology from Applied Research Associates (ARA) and Neya Systems, two firms known for developing unmanned defense products.

The US Army is testing a self-driving Humvee truck that it hopes will help soldiers who are trapped in dangerous situations on the battlefield. The Humvee, which is called the'Wingman', is being tested to see if it can accurately identify and shoot targets. Mounted on top of the truck is a .50-caliber The robotic Humvee, pictured, is part of a two-vehicle system called the'Wingman,' which also includes a command and control vehicle that's manned by three soldiers The autonomous remote engagement system is supposed to reduce the time it takes to identify targets by using a'vision-based automatic target detection and user-specified target selection,' the Army said. The Army conducted a live fire exercise using the Wingman Humvee last year, but it hopes to conduct more exercises with more heavily armed ground robots in the next few years, according to Defense One.