Three Hamilton Mountain intersections now part of ‘connected vehicle’ test site

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Squint long enough at the newly installed cameras above three east Mountain intersections and you might see a Hamilton future that includes autonomous cars.

The “Smart City” technology, now visible on three utility poles along Stone Church Road, is meant to collect data — via video, weather sensors, radio wave and laser-detection — in a real-world test environment for “connected vehicle” research co-ordinated by the Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility.

The Hamilton research site is one of six in a provincially funded Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network…………

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