SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Utah-based Kairos Autonomi has achieved a milestone during testing of a retrofitted unmanned ground vehicle technology.
Kairos says its Pronto4 Strap-on Autonomy System, integrated with a full-size pickup truck, reached 90 miles per hour during recent testing in Nevada. The Pronto4 system is being developed to advance unmanned vehicle technologies to support the U.S. military's close air support operations.
Officials say the Pronto4's high-speed testing achievement is part of an effort to provide pilots with realistic targets during training operations to improve tactics and skills.
"This is another example of the Pronto4 system's ability to effectively and precisely control an existing ground vehicle in an unmanned operation," Troy Takach, Kairos Autonomi president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.
"The Pronto4-equipped vehicle is the first unmanned ground system to repeatedly achieve high speeds without human interaction."
