U.S. Army, Clemson University partner on autonomous vehicle project By (0) Bradley Fighting Vehicles modified for autonomous use will be the focus of a project announced by the U.S. Army and Clemson University. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army and Clemson University announced a partnership to study conversion of Bradley tanks and armored personnel carriers to autonomous use. The study for the conversion of existing Army equipment to self-driving vehicles is enabled by an $18 million Defense Department grant in the school's Virtual Prototyping of Ground Systems, and a partnership between the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center and the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research, the South Carolina college announced.