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For those of you that have ever, ever used Google’s street view, it is pretty cool huh?  Personally, I have used it just too really look and see how clean a neighborhood is and also how the traffic is, however Microsoft is not a fan of it and they are actually coming up with something pretty cool.

Microsoft is in the works of creating more like a navigation system that you can actually drive along.  To me, that is something that is actually pretty damn cool.  I think that while Google’s street view was sweet, if Microsoft could come up with something better, I am definitely excited.

So if you have every used the street view and have complaints – don’t worry, Microsoft is going to take care of you!

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is collaborating with the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) to step on the gas of research and development of automated vehicle systems that is also hoped to create jobs and attract business in Michigan.

The tie-up will market the racetrack in Brooklyn, Michigan to developers and manufacturers of connected vehicle innovative technologies. This allows the companies to test their products in a closed and safe environment.

The connected automobile technologies will allow vehicles to “talk” to each other to increase fuel efficiency, promote better mobility, and avoid road mishaps.

Last November the department of transportation of Michigan disclosed plans to use the Telegraph Road along Oakland County as a test line for the automotive technology. Combining this test with the MIS project will create a big laboratory on public and private roads for the automated vehicles.

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