Kennon McKeever, 20, a junior at the University of Arizona, uses Meta GME, a computer program, to tell the UA’s Cognitive and Autonomous Test, or CAT, vehicle where to drive. A dozen visiting and Tucson college students were chosen to participate in the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. The students researched and developed apps to remotely operate the CAT vehicle in a parking lot Tuesday, Aug. Video by Mamta Popat

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