This is just a test: University of Iowa puts rural autonomous driving through its paces

At a casual glance, it looks like any Lincoln MKZ. But it’s smarter.

“It can talk to a couple school buses in the Solon Community district,” Omar Ahmad said. “It can talk to a couple of tractors.”

One of a small fleet of test vehicles maintained by the University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator, or NADS, the Lincoln recently served as a test platform for technology Ahmad, NADS’ deputy director, and others expect will improve travel for rural Americans.

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