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The LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) mobile sensing platform on top of this vehicle is one of the projects to be researched through the new Innovation Hub for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles being established at Purdue’s Discovery Park.
Purdue University/Lyles School of Civil EngineeringWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University is leading a new innovation hub that'll focus on autonomous vehicles and issues surrounding the growing technology.
The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that the Innovation Hub for Connected and Autonomous Transportation Technologies will be part of the university's Discovery Park. The 40-acre (16.2-hectare) complex is used by the school's STEM undergraduate students, graduate-level researchers and faculty.
Students and faculty studying science, technology, engineering and math will research topics such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and public policy related to autonomous transportation.
A 2017 survey by the American Automobile Association found only 10 percent of participants said they'd feel safer in a self-driving vehicle.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. ranks the state second in the U.S. for gross domestic product generated from the automotive industry. Michigan holds the top spot.
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