GM Opens $14M Safety and Autonomous Car Testing Area
General Motors has opened a 52-acre testing ground for safety features and self-driving car technology at its Milford Proving Ground facility, the Detroit News is reporting.
The site includes areas for pedestrian safety, highway testing and 16 acres for autonomous vehicle testing. The $14,000,000 facility is already being used for some testing.
The facility opens as the automaker is still under fire for failing to recall millions of cars with faulty ignition systems, which is being investigated by federal and state officials.
The automaker is reportedly testing Super Cruise at the new facility and on the streets, which is an advanced safety features that GM says could debut in 2017. The system would drive the car completely at highway speeds and in stop-and-go traffic.
GM is also working on vehicle-to-vehicle communication that could enable cars to “talk” to each other, communicating road conditions and alerting traffic of upcoming accidents.
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$14 mil. is nothing for GM. It would be a rounding error.
It's interesting that GM is also one of the primary sponsors of the Mcity autonomous and connected vehicle testing facility in Ann Arbor. Members of the Mcity "Leadership Circle" get access to all of the testing and research done there. GM's new testing facility at the Milford Proving Grounds lets them do testing without having to share it with anyone.
Serious Malibu cat is unimpressed with the child playing in front of it. Is also hongray.
GM should put that $14,000,000 into their quality assurance, quality control, customer satisfaction, etc.