Modeling unmanned vehicles

I was reading this article regarding the testing they're conducting of unmanned vehicles for convoy duty.  With the future bringing more unmanned vehicles into reality, do you think there will be interest in modeling unmanned vehicles?  Or does it lose some of it's appeal?  Granted one of the factors in deciding what to model is based upon it's visual appeal.  However I think there's a bit more to it, more of a human interest aspect that appeals to people.  Think about it, would we celebrate combat aces the same way if they're deployed in a tent with a computer and joystick controlling the vehicle remotely?  Or a computer program?

On the positive side -- no more having to worry about painting figures (crew members). 

Army Testing Unmanned Stryker Convoys

Related to the article...  what if someone commandeered the lead vehicle, would the rest follow?