Driverless Funds For OH

Ohio is getting $17.8 million dollars to generate data on self-driving vehicles, an area of research in which the state is already playing a prominent role. Senators, Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman tell reporters it will be used to keep Ohio at the forefront of vehicle automation research. The Ohio Department of Transportation and a group of other organizations, including DriveOhio and the Transportation Research Center, received a $7.5 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. An additional $10.3 million was contributed in matching funds.