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The Automated Highway Concept

The Automated Highway Concept

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September 7, 202236m 54s

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Show Notes

Way back in 1939, GM proposed a highway system that would allow cars to travel rapidly down highways with no danger of traffic congestion or accidents. What would it take to create an automated highway system, and why is the focus instead on making vehicles themselves autonomous? 

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Topics

driverless carsautonomousautomated highway systemsPATHDOTDepartment of Transportationinfrastructuresmart highwayWorld's FairGMtransportationvehiclescarshyperloop