ISIS brings out driverless cars with bombs

Driverless cars are supposed to be a sign of a
tranquil future, where pleasant machines cart
relaxed guests around, handling all the messiness
of automobile travel. They’ve also long been the
interest of the military, which through DARPA in
2003 challenged inventors to make a machine
that, by itself, could navigate a 300-mile stretch
between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.The goal
was a technological solution to a messy problem
from the insurgencies fought in Iraq and
Afghanistan: convoys carrying supplies were
frequently attacked, with lives often lost in the
process. If resupply could be driverless, it would
save lives.
Now, it appears, ISIS has created a driverless car
with the exact opposite objective: remotely
controlled, a driverless car bomb could be just as
deadly as a suicidal one, and without the high
cost of a fighter in the driver seat, too.
As reported by Sky News, ISIS has posted an
instructional video on how to turn a car into a
remote-controlled weapon. It includes remote
steering, a machine to hit the pedals, and a foil-
wrapped laser-eyed mannequin in the front seat
to fool infrared cameras.
Iraq observer Joel Wing wrote that in the week of
December 22nd to the 28th, Iraq saw 13 car
bombs, the fewest since June. Previous
campaigns have used about 50 car bombs a
week.