Portland City Council will vote this week on a resolution to support a plan that would bring autonomous vehicles to Portland.
The Smart Autonomous Vehicle Initiative would invite companies to submit proposals for testing and piloting the so-called “self-driving cars” on Portland streets by the end of this year. The strategy would also test the software that allows the cars to operate as well as sense road signs and signals, pedestrians and animals.
It would also lay out a plan to help the city…