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Robots are steering the wheel at the Atlantic City International Airport, as three autonomous vehicles are halfway through an 8-week, federally funded project that could lead to the future of airport maintenance and security,

The project is a partnership with private companies, the federal government and Stockton University's National Aerospace Research and Technology Park, and is hoping to lay the ground work to get autonomous vehicles in airports nationwide.

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"The FAA and the DOD, they know that robots are coming, and they want to make sure that we do it in a safe and efficient manner," said David Hickey, the CEO of Coast Autonomous.

The initiative isn't just about creating cool ne

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