JLR develops futuristic smart city hub in Ireland to test self-driving tech

According to JLR, it will span 12km of public roads, combining smart junctions and connected car parks to facilitate the harnessing of valuable sensor data and offer the unique ability to trial new technologies. Aptly named the Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI), the facility will be equipped with sensors throughout the site, along with high-accuracy location systems, a data management and control centre and self-driving prototype vehicles. Russel Vickers (pictured above), chief executive officer at the FMCI, explained: "The smart-city zone provides a first-class facility for global companies to work together and develop world-leading technology, from autonomous vehicles to connected infrastructure. The testbed provides an opportunity to test in the real world and help answer some of the questions posed by the future of mobility in a collaborative and efficient way." As part of the trials, the company's all-electric performance SUV, the Jaguar I-PACE, will be deployed for testing.