Automated Vehicle Test Facility to Open this Fall
No university in the world has an automated vehicle test facility like the one that will open this fall on North Campus, University of Michigan officials say.
Under construction this summer, the patent-pending Mobility Transformation Facility will be 32 acres of simulated city center and four-lane highway. It’s designed to let researchers test how automated and networked vehicles respond to rare but dangerous traffic events and road conditions. Such testing is a vital step in making sure these advanced vehicles can operate safely in the real world, researchers say.
