Bloomberg Philanthropies Self-Driving Cars Initiative Launches in Nashville and Five Other Cities

Bloomberg Philanthropies Self-Driving Cars Initiative Launches in Nashville and Five Other Cities

Nashville is among five global cities chosen for an autonomous vehicles initiative launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in New York and the Washington, D.C.-based Aspen Institute.

The program, called the Bloomberg Aspen Initiative on Cities and Autonomous Vehicles, includes Nashville, Austin, Los Angeles, Paris and Buenos Aires, along with five other cities to be added this year.

The cities will have access to data and coaching from urban planners and technologists meant to help them prepare for self-driving cars and use them to address city challenges...