SH 130 gets $20M investment to support autonomous networks

FiberLight LLC, an Atlanta-based fiber network provider, has announced plans to complete a $20 million infrastructure project along the nearly 100 miles of State Highway 130 east of Austin. The project is a partnership with the Autonomy Institute, a nonprofit that seeks to promote commerce and autonomous systems. The goal is to turn SH 130 into a fully autonomous corridor, providing 100-gigabyte connectivity to the highway’s public infrastructure network nodes to support the software needed to manage autonomous systems. “SH 130 is the modern-day equivalent of Route 66, supporting dozens of communities, and enabling 21st-century solutions,” said Jeffrey DeCoux, chair at the Autonomy Institute. “Intelligent Infrastructure touches the day-to-day life of each of our citizens and is crucial to competitiveness and prosperity.”