Auburn opens autonomous vehicle facility at test track
Article written by Chris Burt of University Business
The new garage and conference center will be a 'showcase' area for researchers, sponsors, state officials and companies looking for new technology solutions.
It’s not Talladega Motor Speedway, but a 1.7-mile stretch of asphalt just south of Auburn University will serve as a training ground of sorts for students at the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.
The National Center for Asphalt Technology is at it sounds – a place where the testing of pavement and materials is done to help ensure that the nation’s infrastructure is intact. As roadways (and campuses for that matter) have become more congested, there has been a surge in interest – though slow developing – in the widespread use of autonomous vehicles.
Auburn decided to meet that demand by constructing and opening a sophisticated new facility housed at its NCAT test track to conduct further research into the technology.
See updates on the Auburn University Autonomous Vehicle Research Facility