“The mobility corridor will serve as a proving ground to test and innovate,” Ford Motor executive chairman Bill Ford said, standing nearly in the shadow of the Michigan Central train station his company is turning into the hub of a $750-million investment in autonomous, electric and connected vehicles. His vision for the center included autonomous shuttles carrying people up and down Michigan Avenue from Ford HQ and engineering centers in Dearborn to Michigan Central on the western edge of Detroit's downtown.
“No place in the world is more important to transportation's past, present and future than Detroit and Michigan,” Ford said.
Autonomous vehicles can operate partially or completely without a driver. Connected vehicles are a larger group that include vehicles that communicate with each other and infrastructure like traffic lights.
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