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newVideoPlayer("Ben_driving_tank.flv", 463, 387,""); Guess who got handed the manual remote control pendant for BAE Systems' Black Knight fully autonomous tank? Yeh, I'm in as much shock as you are but can't stop thinking "Holy shit, I drove a robot tank! ROBOT. TANK." The 12-ton Unmanned Combat Vehicle (UCV) was developed by BAE Systems as an internal test bed for next generation technologies in ground warfare support. The Black Knight (we love the name, so take that Batman) is powered by a 300 HP Cat diesel and although it's quiet as a mouse is capable of up to 48 MPH. It's the largest robot with a safety release from the US military and has undergone field testing at Fort Benning. The tank can operate up to 15 MPH autonomously or by way of pendant in a command vehicle like an A3 Bradley from distances as far as three miles away. By the way, did I mention I DROVE A FREAKIN' ROBOT TANK? And now, since we did drive it, it's only...
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newVideoPlayer("KnightRiderNewVid_jalopnik.flv", 475, 326,""); var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/New_1_30_clip_of_new_Knight_Rider_show_still_no_turbo_boost'; No turbo boost in the first 15-second teaser of the new KITT , no turbo boost in the second, 30-second commercial for NBC's new Knight Rider , and now we're here. How sad is it there's now a third video -- a minute-and-a-half clip from the new Knight Rider movie/show now up on the interwebs, yet still no turbo boost. Yes, sure, there's plenty more moments of the new Shelby-fied Ford Mustang GT500KR-powered KITT in action and there's the new shots of the new Hoff-ness, Mike Tracer. There's even some great ignition sounds of the big 550-HP 'Stang -- but there's certainly no boost of a turbo nature. Although we hear Ford's working on that. galleryPost('KITTKnightRiderMustang', 9, 'No Turbo Boost Means No Happiness');[via Knight Rider Online ]
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We'll be there live on Tuesday when GM CEO "Slick" Rick Wagoner gives the keynote address at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas -- and boy are we glad we're going. We're hearing the General's main man will be devoting part of his speech to GM's desire to really create KITT from Knight Rider . No, not an advanced crime-fighting vehicle with turbo boost, rather, a driverless car -- and one that could be ready for sale within a decade using technology described in the above video from earlier this year. At least that's what Business Week is reporting this evening. More after the jump: "Much of the technology already exists for vehicles to take the wheel: radar-based cruise control, motion sensors, lane-change warning devices, electronic stability control and satellite-based digital mapping. And automated vehicles could dramatically improve life on the road, reducing crashes and congestion. If people are interested...the company plans to test...
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newVideoPlayer("HondaRoseBowl_jalopnik.flv", 475, 376,""); Remember the transforming Honda Ridgeline parade float for the Tournament of Roses parade we showed you last week? Yeah -- you remember, the one piloted by Asimo the amazing super-robot from the number two super best awesome automaker from the land of the rising sun? Well, one of us actually woke up early enough yesterday to catch it in action during the parade. And oh, look -- here it is. So hit the play button if you want to check it out in all of its awesome amazing astounding Asimo-piloted tailpipe flame-shooting power. We're going to take another couple of Advil here and call you when they kick in. galleryPost('HondaRidgelineFloat', 6, 'Ridgeline In Disguise');
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newVideoPlayer("NewKnightRiderTrailer_gawker.flv", 475, 376); If anyone happened to have been watching NFL Football last night on NBC, they'd have seen a quick 15 seconds of promo reel that'll make their heart beat just a few seconds faster this morning. The rainbow-colored network dropped their first promo for the new Knight Rider TV movie. It was only a few seconds long, but as soon as we saw the Ford/Shelby GT500KR logo flashing red lights and the voice of Will Arnett they had us at hello. galleryPost('KITTKnightRiderMustang', 9, 'KITT Is A GT500KR');[ Hat tip to Knight Rider Online ! ]
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newVideoPlayer("NewKnightRiderTrailer_gawker.flv", 475, 376); var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/First_trailer_for_new_Knight_Rider_series_airs_with_new_KITT_2'; If anyone happened to have been watching NFL Football last night on NBC, they'd have seen a quick 15 seconds of promo reel that'll make their heart beat just a few seconds faster this morning. The rainbow-colored network dropped their first promo for the new Knight Rider TV movie. It was only a few seconds long, but as soon as we saw the Ford/Shelby GT500KR logo flashing red lights and the voice of Will Arnett they had us at hello. galleryPost('KITTKnightRiderMustang', 9, 'KITT Is A GT500KR');[ Hat tip to Knight Rider Online ! ]
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newVideoPlayer("CitroenTransformer_gawker.flv", 475, 376); var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/mods/Chinese_Man_Builds_Transformer_out_of_Citroen_PICS'; We've got video to prove that yes, the Citroen Transformer we showed you late last night is not at all a p-shop chop. True, it's in Chinese and as we don't know the language, it's probably talking about how it's all CGI. Or not. galleryPost('CitroenTransformer', 3, 'Citrobot Rolling Out By Standing Still');
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