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Mcity Autonomous Vehicle Test Track
July 21, 2015
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Two vehicles wait at stop light after crossing railroad track.
Mcity integrates angled, parallel and perpendicular parking.
MDOT salvaged battered old road signs purposely to challenge camera-vision systems.
Longest stretch is one-quarter mile, including freeway entrance ramp.
Main Street, USA.
Fifteen sponsor companies part of Leadership Circle at Mcity.
Tree canopy simulated to see if vehicle communication systems will be affected.
Even Mcity has orange barrels.
Mcity has two railroad crossings.
Roundabout serves as plug for maize-and-blue.
Roundabout serves as plug for maize-and-blue.
Located on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mcity is a $10 million 32-acre (13-ha) test track with roundabouts, bike lanes, a tree canopy and 4-way intersections to simulate small-town traffic situations. (See related story: Mcity Sets Stage for Self-Driving at Willow Run?.)
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