Ford will provide financial support in the implementation of the project on creation in the United States large-scale proving ground for testing of advanced automotive technologies.
We are talking about the initiative of the American Center for Mobility. A large landfill located on the territory of the former production area willow run, located between the cities of Ypsilanti and Belleville, Michigan. In the forties of the last century it produced heavy bomber of WWII “consolidated B-24 liberator”, and then the territory became the property of General Motors.
Thus, it is reported that Ford will allocate for the project about $5 million That gives the company the sponsor-founder. In the future, Ford will be able to experience on the ground.
With the financial support of the Ford, the total amount of funds attracted for the project American Center for Mobility, is now an impressive $95 million it is Expected that the landfill will occupy 200 hectares. there will be all sorts of transportation, road infrastructure, test zones, railroad crossings, etc.
To use the landfill is planned to test self-driving and connected vehicles. The appearance of this site should contribute to the acceleration of advanced vehicle technologies on the commercial market.
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