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Michigan’s autonomous driving testing center gets $15 million

A fund of $15 million has been approved by the Michigan state government to construct the American Center for Mobility at Willow Run in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan.  Nonprofit controlling ACM, and the Willow Run Arsenal Democracy Landholdings LP, will share this fund among themselves. This additional funding follows the already approved $20 million for the state-owned connected and autonomous vehicle test site. This funding has been a result of Donald Trump’s latest roundtable with the key business leaders of the area such as, General Motors CEO Marry Barra, Ford Motor Co. CEO Mark Fields and Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne. John Maddox, president and CEO of ACM. AT&T will also invest $4 million to provide a network service through 2020.

 

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