Improvements in the technology and wider integration into storage systems allow users to transform the capability from a science project into real solutions that can be deployed and utilized easily.

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The key to delivering semi-autonomous capability will be the integration of lane- centering technology that relies on forward-looking cameras to detect lane markings and GPS map data to detect curves and other road characteristics, said John Capp, General Motors director of Global Active Safety Electronics and Innovation.

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