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DRIVERS NOT REQUIRED: If Congress and the military get their way, by 2015 one of every three ground combat vehicles will be able to drive itself, freeing occupants to scan for roadside bombs and scout for the enemy. NATIONWIDE EFFORT: Some three dozen teams will compete this month in a Defense Department challenge to program a vehicle to navigate intersections and obey traffic laws without a human inside. RIDING HIGH: The hulking 12-ton TerraMax, created by Oshkosh Truck in Oshkosh, Wis., is one of the vehicles. All the hesitation of sitting behind a self-operating steering wheel gives way to complete confidence once the bumpy chauffeur-driven ride gets under way.
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