Google is building a self-driving car center near Detroit to be closer to potential partners
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The Novi, Michigan space will help Google "collaborate more easily and access Michigan's top talent in vehicle development and engineering," according to a Google+ post.
The news comes not long after Google announced that it's working directly with an automaker for the first time through a partnership with Fiat Chrysler to make a fleet of self-driving minivans.
Execs have said that Google doesn't intend on manufacturing its own self-driving car models, so planting a flag near the auto-industry capital of America makes a lot of sense as it pushes to get its technology out of testing and into the real world.
The center will open later this year.
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