The test field Merzig in Saarland can expect further payments.
The test area for autonomous driving in Merzig in Saarland gets more funding, the State Chancellery decided last week. The funding for this extends over the next few years.
Since 2013, the city of Merzig has been tested and since 2017 the test area has been extended across the border. The further promotion is estimated at 206,000 euros and should also the training serve. Because the test area is also a concern of the Saarland University of Applied Sciences (HTW Saar).
At the center of research is the Networking the vehicles among themselves and with the transport infrastructure. Throughout Germany there are such test areas. However, the extended test area around the city of Merzig is one of two areas that crosses the state border. The other is in Kehl,
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