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Mcity is a 32-acre (13 ha) mock city and proving ground built for the testing of wirelessly connected and driverless cars located on the University of Michigan North Campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The project, which officially opened on July 20, 2015, is built on land purchased by the university from a former Pfizer facility. It cost US$10 million and will be collaboratively managed by Mcity (formerly the Mobility Transformation Center - MTC). In November 2015, Ford Motor Company announced that it is the first car company to use the new facility.

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