Iowa put out a general call to driverless companies in April. The state is trying to get at least one date to come calling to use what the Iowans say is a perfect testing ground for driverless vehicles - an old runway. So far, Iowa is going stag to the prom.
Perhaps Iowa's problem is that M City in Michigan is a done deal and is set up to replicate different roadway conditions. Another problem is that companies such as Google and Uber are already on public roads in California, Texas, and Pennsylvania, with other companies involved in pilots on private campuses.
Could be that Iowa needs to offer a more contemporary invitation - like the streets of Iowa City or Des Moines.
Up North, however ...
Canada's Ontario province is promising driverless something for 2016. It has a driverless planner with a two-year mandate to develop said plan. The province is operating with the belief that driverless is coming soon and it wants to be, in driving parlance, ahead of the curve.
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