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SwRI engineers — including (left to right) Robert Harold, Stas Gankov and Piyush Bhagdikar —demonstrated SwRI’s NEXTCAR vehicle at the June 5, 2025, ARPA-E Field Day event at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. Guided by the Institute’s custom localization and drive-by-wire controllers, the vehicle performed highly accurate and repeatable automated driving tasks along a pre-mapped route.