Driving in Minnesota winters is hard — even for driverless vehicles

As autonomous vehicle technology moves from the realm of the Jetsons to become an inevitability, Minnesota transportation officials are keen to test it out. It’s important, they say, that conditions like snow, salt-caked cars and black ice are considered by both manufacturers and policymakers as cars start to drive themselves.

By Greta Kaul

Driving in Minnesota winters is hard — even for driverless vehicles