国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Michigan leads way in next revolution of transportation in U.S.
<p><span word="DETROIT">DETROIT</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 22-- <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="revitalization">revitalization</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="constructions">constructions</span>, <span word="innovative">innovative</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span> <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>, <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="CENTER">CENTER</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="AUTOMATED">AUTOMATED</span> <span word="VEHICLES">VEHICLES</span></p><p><span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legalize">legalize</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="hub">hub</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="engineering">engineering</span>, <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="testing">testing</span>.</p><p><span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> 27 <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,200 <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="engineering">engineering</span>, <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="validation">validation</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span> (<span word="MEDC">MEDC</span>).</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, 73 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span> (<span word="R">R</span>&<span word="D">D</span>) <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="R">R</span>&<span word="D">D</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="MEDC">MEDC</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Rapids">Rapids</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span>, <span word="free">free</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="driverless">driverless</span> <span word="shuttles">shuttles</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="Mobility">Mobility</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ann">Ann</span> <span word="Arbor">Arbor</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="startup">startup</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staffed">staffed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attendant">attendant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3.2-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="route">route</span>.</p>
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