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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, Public Law 106-398, [[Congress]] mandated in Section 220 that "It shall be a goal of the Armed Forces to achieve the fielding of unmanned, remotely controlled technology such that… by 2015, one-third of the operational ground combat vehicles are unmanned.” DARPA conducts the Urban Challenge program in support of this Congressional mandate. Every “dull, dirty, or dangerous" task that can be carried out using a machine instead of a human protects our warfighters and allows valuable human resources to be used more effectively.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, Public Law 106-398, [[Congress]] mandated in Section 220 that "It shall be a goal of the Armed Forces to achieve the fielding of unmanned, remotely controlled technology such that… by 2015, one-third of the operational ground combat vehicles are unmanned.” DARPA conducts the Urban Challenge program in support of this Congressional mandate. Every “dull, dirty, or dangerous" task that can be carried out using a machine instead of a human protects our warfighters and allows valuable human resources to be used more effectively.

Google, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo have conducted research and created prototypes, but no driverless vehicles have been authorized for use on public roads. Driverless vehicles are still a thing of the future, as Florida, California and Nevada  only allow testing and require a licensed driver behind the wheel.<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f15854b6-195c-11e3-83b9-00144feab7de.html#axzz2eUhDVyHx Clearing the road for self-driving cars] - Financial Times - September 9, 2013</ref>

Google, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo have conducted research and created prototypes, but no driverless vehicles have been authorized for use on public roads. Fully autonomous vehicles are still a thing of the future, as Florida, California and Nevada  only allow testing and require a licensed driver behind the wheel.<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f15854b6-195c-11e3-83b9-00144feab7de.html#axzz2eUhDVyHx Clearing the road for self-driving cars] - Financial Times - September 9, 2013</ref>

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