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Self-driving vehicle facility planned for Westmoreland County

By Patrick Damp

August 12, 2022 / 8:14 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Self-driving vehicle testing facility coming to Westmoreland

EAST HUNTINGDON (KDKA) - A new self-driving vehicle facility is coming to Westmoreland County.

The East Huntingdon location will have a three-mile test track.

PennDOT is building the facility on state-owned land at RIDC Westmoreland.

Once finished, companies developing self-driving vehicles can rent the facility for testing.

It's expected to open in 2024.

Westmoreland County

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.