Ford First Automaker to Test Autonomous Vehicle at Mcity, University of Michigan’s Simulated Urban Environment

Ford First Automaker to Test Autonomous Vehicle at Mcity, University of Michigan’s Simulated Urban Environment

Ford is the first automaker to test an autonomous vehicle at Mcity, part of the University of Michigan, and the world’s first full-scale simulated real-world urban environment designed to test connected and automated vehicles in an effort to accelerate development time Ford has been testing autonomous vehicles for more than 10 years, and offers a broad portfolio of available semi-autonomous technologies on vehicles globally – designed to make customers’ daily drives more convenient Ford expanding testing of its Fusion Hybrid Autonomous Research Vehicle, putting cameras, radar, LiDAR sensors and real-time…

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2016 Nissan Maxima SR bests field of luxury sports sedans in certified testing at Buttonwillow Raceway Park

2016 Nissan Maxima SR bests field of luxury sports sedans in certified testing at Buttonwillow Raceway Park

All-new Nissan Maxima proves its “4-Door Sports Car” credentials in independent certified testing trial Assembled field of competitors for test include BMW 328i, Acura TLX 3.5L Tech and Audi A4 2.0T quattro Closest competitor, the BMW 328i, posts average lap time nearly a full second – 0.98 second – slower around 1.8-mile Buttonwillow Raceway’s West Loop course Two-and-a half minute testing video hosted by championship driver Andy Lally available now on Nissan’s YouTube channel NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan promised that the 2016 Nissan Maxima lives up to its “4-Door Sports…

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