The Pronto4 system programs vehicles to drive themselves

Remember the old "Knight Rider" TV show where David Hasselhoff drove a Trans Am that spoke to him and pretty much operated on its own? Well, a small local company has developed technology that actually programs vehicles to drive themselves - minus the verbal interaction.



Kairos Automoni recently won a $5.1 million contract with Naval Air Systems Command for the Navy Moving Land Target Program to outfit military training vehicles with the company's Pronto4 technology. The Pronto4 system is a robotic applique kit that enables vehicles to drive themselves by following a pre-defined GPS path or via remote control. The Navy intends to use the Pronto4 systems on pickup trucks that will be used as unmanned moving targets Navy pilots can fire upon during training exercises.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705374756/Sandy-firm-develops-robo-vehicle.html