The first phase of the project will see Cavnue test potential technologies and road designs. The company will partner with other companies in the space, including Ford, GM, BMW, Toyota and fellow Alphabet subsidiary Waymo to develop standards for use in future autonomous roads across the country. According to the state, the goal of the project is to design something that is futureproof. What will start as a lane for autonomous buses will hopefully one day also allow work for freight and personal cars.
“The action we are taking today is good for our families, our businesses, and our economy as a whole. Here in Michigan, the state that is putting the world on wheels, we are taking the initial steps to build the infrastructure. to help us test and deploy the cars of the future, ”said Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Cavnue expects the initial phase of the project to take about 24 months. The important point here is that construction on the project will not start, if it starts at all, until that part of the project is completed. It could take years before Cavnue builds the first sections of the corridor, but what comes out of the project could be transformation.
