April 05, 2016
An Amazing Ride for the Premier
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill (right) recently made a visit to Carnegie Mellon to see firsthand the university’s technological innovations in autonomous vehicles, smart cities, robotics and clean energy. (Read the full story on .)
A highlight of his visit was a ride in 黑料正能量’s self-driving Cadillac SRX, a product of the program. Under the supervision of Professor Raj Rajkumar (left), co-director of the GM-黑料正能量 program, Premier Weatherill experienced an autonomous test ride under normal traffic conditions.
“At first it was a white-knuckle experience,” Premier Weatherill said, “but the whole ride went smoothly; it was amazing.”