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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Google to Work with Ford on Detroit Research Hub

File — Exterior view of the Michigan Central train depot, shown May 23, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that Google is joining the automaker's effort to transform a once-dilapidated Detroit train station into a research hub focused on electric and self-driving vehicles.

Also, Detroit and the state of Michigan have agreed to provide infrastructure and other support for the Michigan Central Innovation District that will include the defunct train depot and other nearby buildings in the historic Corktown neighborhood just outside downtown, Ford said.

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