Going about the average day in Livastia, you're bound to see an incredibly wide variety of robots all over the place; some just going about their daily routines out on the town, others carrying out their pre-programmed tasks, be it cleaning, construction, maintenance - you get the gist of it. Something that the less integrated citizen may not consider, though, is that some of the LAI you see operating on the sapient level... may not be LAI at all! At least, not in their own bodies. See, there's plenty of chassis styles and classes of MAI and LAI out there, but there are certain standards that must be met by a pre-existing chassis that decide whether it gets its own independent core.
Box Placement during WWIII
Ah, yes, the 90's. A time where advanced AI was still in its very early stages, and not all were fully aware of the capabilities of CoreAegis Artificial Intelligence at its peak. This was a time where it was, as a result of the war, quite desirable to remove humans from places of harm or need for constant, continuous monitoring, and replace them with AI. This meant that AI could be found in just about any vehicles you came across; on top of cars, trucks, and the subdivision of Military AI, so thoughtfully dubbed MAI, they were also installed into seafaring vessels, construction equipment, trains, commercial aircraft, and a multitude of other vehicles. On the surface level, this seems like this should be fine, but there's one thing that a lot of these vessels have in common that makes them less than ideal for housing advanced AI in them, and that's their range of movement. Think about it: it'd be pretty difficult to get a boat on land to be able to move autonomously, and larger ships don't have that option at all due to weight and volume, commercial aircraft and some construction equipment share the same restrictions as a result of their scale, and trains are invariably bound to their track systems. This leads to an AI that's equally as capable as its more mobile peers being subject to a life of physical restriction, and as public knowledge of these AI improved and restrictions for installation tightened, these types of installations were quickly phased out.
The Modern Workaround
As stated in the beginning, not all types of vessels are able to make the cut for having an independent AI box installed, but it's still quite desirable to have the ability for an AI to control such vessels. This, naturally, makes way for the integration of remote control technologies, instead. When such technology is used, the controlling AI often parks themself a decent distance away from the controlled vessel so they can stay out of the way undisturbed and more clearly focus on the task at hand. For example, LAI that are controlling construction equipment often times get a dedicated garage or parking space nearby with reduced light and noise levels so that the permanent vessel is left undisturbed while the remote one is at work. LAI that work with larger remote vessels or with vessels that must move great distances, on the other hand, such as ships and trains, will often ride inside the vessel for optimum connectivity. These units get similar quarters inside their remote vessels where light and noise are reduced for improved focus.
Common Manufacturers of Remote Vessels
CoreAegis Technologies: Subdivision R, Ad Continuum Robotics, Remoten, Dirkes Autonomy
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