Ghost town tests self-driving cars of tomorrow


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016

Part of the Mcity testing facility is pictured in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on January 8, 2016. Mcity, which simulates the broad range of complexities vehicles encounter in urban and suburban environments, is designed for testing new automated vehicles technologies in a realistic off-roadway environment. AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMAD

ANN ARBOR, United States: Tucked away on a tree-lined US college campus, a sprawling ghost town has been built to test the self-driving cars of the future. 

MCity, which sprung up in an empty field a year ago like a Hollywood set, is where new technologies which are already radically reshaping the automotive industry must prove themselves before they make it to regular roads.

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