Army partners with Clemson to create autonomous armored vehicle models The Associated Press December 16, 2020 Army Futures Command held demonstrations of technology and equipment on May 16, 2019, at the Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus in Bryan, Texas. (Luke J. Allen/Army) GREENVILLE, S.C. — A university in South Carolina is teaming up with the U.S. Army to create models for self-driving military vehicles. The research project at Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research in Greenville will be funded by a $18 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, the university said Tuesday in a news release.