Politics & Government
Peters Tells Troy Audience: Get on Board or Get Left Behind in Self-Driving Auto Industry
Tells Automation Alley audience that Michigan is ahead of other states that want to get in the game.
(Originally posted on Oct. 26, 2016) TROY, MI – Speaking to members of the Oakland County technology business association Automation Alley in Troy, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, said Michigan faces fierce competition for the autonomous vehicle development from California and other regions for the development of autonomous vehicles, The Oakland Press reported.
Peters, a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, said Michigan still has some advantages over other technology rich regions with the long history of the auto industry.
“One thing folks are learning is that making automobiles isn’t an easy business, “ Peters said.
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“Here in Michigan, we know how to do that," he said. "Now the race is on to see who can make cars moving 65 miles per hour and have them drive themselves, talk to each other, the infrastructure, pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicyclists – all while delivering its passengers safely to their destination.”
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