American Center for Mobility Expands their Autonomous Car Testing
American
Center for Mobility Driverless, has initiated construction of car testing site
of worth USD80 million
United
States: American
Center for Mobility is expanding their self-driving vehicles testing in Michigan,
United States. The American Center for Mobility, a project worth $80 million, initiated
the construction of testing site for driverless cars at Willow Run.
As
per the center's President and CEO, John Maddox, by the end of December 2017,
the administrators of mobility center are expecting to open a 2.5-mile highway
loop, as part of the project's first phase, wherein, the construction would
begin in earnest spring.
The project for
driverless cars, would be funded by Michigan Strategic Fund, a division of the
Michigan Economic Development Corp. Moreover, Michigan Strategic Fund would invest
USD20 million in the project and the remaining amount of USD60 million would be
raised by the federal government or the private sector.
The
U.S. Seneate, Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township stated the strength of
American Center for Mobility regarding the readymade infrastructure. He also
explained about the concrete foundation and highway overpasses of American
Center for Mobility, which would relatively be expensive to replicate.
As per TechSci Research, the continuous
testing of the autonomous vehicle technology is likely to boost the global
autonomous car technology market, which has further resulted in the advancement
of the automotive sector. Besides that, the investment in the mobility center
for autonomous vehicle testing, is a step forward towards success in the
automotive industry for future driverless cars, thereby, contributing to the growth
to overall industry across the world, in coming years.
According to a recent report
published by TechSci Research, “Global
Autonomous Car Technology Market Forecast and
Opportunities, 2035 – ADAS, Semi-Autonomous, Fully-Autonomous”, globally, the automobile
sector has been constantly evolving in terms of engine performance and design.
Apart from these parameters, evolution of autonomous features in passenger cars
is garnering attention of consumers across the world. Global autonomous car
technology market is primarily divided into three segments - Advanced Driver
Assistance System (ADAS) car technologies, semi-autonomous car technology and
fully-autonomous car technology. ADAS technologies are currently moving at a
brisk pace on account of rising inclination towards greater automation.
Moreover, fully-autonomous cars are expected to be commercially available by
2025, which is expected to translate into dramatic growth in the market. Key
factors which are expected to drive growth in the market over the next twenty
years include anticipated increase in regulations mandating integration of
autonomous technology in new vehicles, decline in prices of autonomous
technology and the rising focus on safety on roads.