Ann Arbor’s robot city
The University of Michigan has opened Mcity, a $6.5 million, 32-acre simulated urban and suburban environment where self driving cars and mechanical pedestrians run wild. Okay, maybe not run wild. But it does make you wonder when they'll open WestWorld. Excerpt: "The University of Michigan opened Mcity, the world's first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars today." Read the rest here.
The University of Michigan has opened Mcity, a $6.5 million, 32-acre simulated urban and suburban environment where self driving cars and mechanical pedestrians run wild.
Okay, maybe not run wild. But it does make you wonder when they’ll open WestWorld.
Excerpt:
“The University of Michigan opened Mcity, the world’s first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars today.”
Read the rest here.
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