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Investors - AUGUST 25, 2020

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Alphabet offspring plotting 40-mile driverless corridor

by Mike Consol

Cavnue, a subsidiary company of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, has unveiled its first major project, a 40-mile corridor dedicated to autonomous vehicles and running between downtown Detroit and Ann Arbor, Mich. Beyond that, Cavnue and its partners — including BMW, Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota and Waymo, among others — envision numerous corridors designed for autonomous shuttles and buses, as well as trucks and personal vehicles.

Cavnue and its partner companies are working on standards to develop the physical and digital infrastructure needed to move autonomous cars out of pilot projects and onto U.S. highways and city streets. The initial Detroit-to-Ann Arbor corridor will connect driverless vehicles with communities along Michigan Avenue and Interstate 94, and destinations such as Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Michigan Central Station and the University of Michigan. The corridor will also encompass 12 opportunity zones.

Cavnue’s parent company Sidewalk Infrastruc

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