The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's high-speed, multimodal autonomous track, known as the Illinois Autonomous and Connected Track, is making a buzz with the Rantoul Village Board approving a lease agreement with the U of I on Aug. 10. The track is now that much closer to setting up shop at the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois.
Check out our roundup of this exciting news:
- The News-Gazette, On the right track: UI's autonomous-transportation testing facility in Rantoul moves forward
- Illinois Newsroom, A groundbreaking self-driving test track could be coming to Central Illinois
- CEE Magazine, U of I autonomous vehicle track is 'building the future of mobility'
- WCIA.com, Project testing autonomous vehicles to bring thousands of jobs to Central Illinois