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A hands-free highway system leans on 220,000 digital map tiles instead of one giant file, and a Michigan automaker pushes fresher road data three times more often

GM has rebuilt how Super Cruise gets its road maps, splitting one giant file into 220,000 tiles for faster, more frequent ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

Mind-blowing facts about US highways

Map Pack showcasing the US highway system, highlighting strange and surprising facts about America's roads and state borders.
GCN

A hands free highway system works on 750,000 miles of pre scanned pavement across the US and Canada, but it still refuses to drive anywhere off that map

A hands free driving system only works on 750,000 miles of laser scanned roads, and an infrared camera still has to watch the driver.
The Conversation

As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?

Working in concert, the American Association of State Highway Officials and the Bureau of Public Roads adopted a uniform highway numbering system and corresponding map on November 11, 1926. The ...
WBUR

Route 66 is not the longest or most-travelled American highway. So why is it the most famous?

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. Long before interstates stitched the country together, there was “The Mother Road.” ...
The Durango Herald

U.S. Highway 550: A century of history in Southwest Colorado

Highway expert Mick Souder traces the development of one of Colorado’s most scenic roads ...