COLUMBUS (AP) — A $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, combined with $4.5 million from private sources, will be used to advance smart transportation technology along a stretch of I-70 running between Columbus and Indianapolis.
The grant will fund development of the I-70 Truck Automation Corridor.
The Dayton Daily News reports the project aims to allow freight companies and truck automation vendors to use partially automated truck technology on daily service runs.
The effort’s led by DriveOhio, with the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Indiana Department of Transportation and the Transportation Research Center as partners.