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1st Cavalry Division tests self-driving vehicles

  • 1st Cavalry Division
  • April 17, 2026 | 2:53

Cpt. Edgar Chong, commander of J-Forward Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, and Pvt. 1st Class Jailen Lopez, a 92Y supply specialist assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, describe the capabilities of an autonomous driving system embedded on a Polaris MRAZR Alpha lightweight tactical vehicle on Fort Hood, Texas, April 17, 2026. The system is developed within a machine-learning artificial intelligence developed by one of 1st Cavalry Division's industry partners to advance the U.S. Army's Transforming in Contact initiative, increasing the agility and survivability of maneuver formation Troopers in a tactical environment. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Zelika Stewart and Spc. Julian Winston)