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Schmidt to receive autonomous vehicle driver license

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) team co-owner Sam Schmidt today becomes the first American recipient of an autonomous vehicle driver license in his home state of Nevada. Schmidt was rendered a quadriplegic following his crash at the now defunct Walt Disney World Speedway in 2000. Two years ago, Schmidt collaborated with Arrow Electronics on the "SAM Project," which put the team owner in the driving seat of a modified Corvette C7 Stingray. Back then, the car was governed by head-tilt technology, but in collaboration with Schmidt, Arrow – which became primary sponsor on SPM's #5 car driven by James Hinchcliffe – evolved the system. Now the semi-autonomous system uses motion...
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