Livonia's Roush Industries to supply parts for Google concept vehicle

Driverless cars may be here sooner than you think. And the metro Detroit auto industry stands to be on the forefront of game-changing technology once again.

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"Google’s self-driving vehicle has made it to the epicenter of the auto industry as parts suppliers in Michigan, Livonia, based Roush Industries Inc., has signed a contract to supply parts for the concept vehicle.

According to Valley News, the driverless Google vehicle is scheduled for testing in the spring at California Google facilities. The prototypes are being scheduled for the spring as Google does not want to do initial testing on snow. Chris Urmson, the director for Self-Driving Cars for Google, says that the company has a goal of having the driverless vehicles on the market in just five short years."

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