Science1 hOctober 29, 2026, 19:07

Ukrainian UGV completes first AI-navigated combat supply run of 19 km

Ukraine's Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment reported the first publicly confirmed AI-navigated logistics mission under live combat: a ground robot covered 19 of 20 km without human steering. Apex.AI's navigation needs no continuous radio link, so it cannot be defeated by jamming; an operator took over for only 1.4 km.

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Ukrainian UGV completes first AI-navigated combat supply run of 19 km

Autonomous completion rate was 93%, with 1.4 km of the 20 km route driven manually
Two-vehicle setup: a scout builds a lidar map, the main robot follows it by camera
No continuous datalink means jamming degrades oversight, not navigation
Apex.Autonomy runs on Apex.OS, certified to automotive functional-safety standards

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