GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Some predict that we are heading towards self-driving cars. Researchers N.C. A&T are helping to move us in that direction.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is funding a $1 million grant for the project. Researchers say the goal is to explore the technology that could reduce traffic and accidents

“We are able to navigate through an urban environment autonomously using camera vision, lights and GPS all integrated together,”  Ph.D student Wendell Bates said.

The university plans to build a new dedicated road from downtown to the campus to test the cars.