Cities and universities across Texas have partnered with the University of Texas at Austin 's Center for Transportation Research , the Texas Texas Transportation Institute and the Southwest Research Institute to create the Texas Automated Vehicle ( AV ) Proving Ground Partnership . researchers are offering their facilities and research opportunities to build a network of proving grounds across Texas to develop AVs . The proving grounds will be open for testing by 2018 , according to terms of the partnership .
Cities and regions across Texas have partnered with the University of Texas at Austin's Center for Transportation Research, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the Southwest Research Institute to create the Texas Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground Partnership. Members are offering their facilities and research expertise to establish a network of proving grounds across Texas to develop AVs. The proving grounds will be open for testing by 2018, according to members of the partnership.