General Motors has announced a five year sponsorship of a program to further develop driverless vehicles. GM will partner with Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University for the program and will dedicate $5 million to the effort.
Dubbed the collaborative research lab, the program is intended to make driving safer and reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents.
“Technologies ranging from electronics, controls and software to wireless capabilities and digital mapping could ultimately change how people drive and use their vehicles,” Larry Burns, GM’s research and development vice president, said in a statement.
GM partnered with Carnegie Mellon in last year’s DARPA Urban Challenge – one of the world’s premier driverless vehicle competitions – and took home top honors.
