Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners has announced the grand opening of its 5G enabled autonomous vehicle and smart city living laboratory.

A publicly funded, real-world living laboratory and testbed, Curiosity Lab features a one and a half mile autonomous vehicle test track within a 500 acre commercial office park.

“Startups and mature companies around the world are interested in using the Lab’s test track to better understand how their technology operates in a suburban community with people working and living around them,” says Brian Johnson, city manager for Peachtree Corners.

In addition to the announcement of the opening of the autonomous vehicle and smart city living laboratory, Curiosity Lab has also announced a strategic partnership with Smart City Expo Atlanta (SCATL), which is the only U.S. edition of Smart City Expo World Congress held every year in Barcelona.

From Sept. 11 to 13, attendees, speakers and exhibitors will come together at the Georgia World Congress Center to talk about the state of “smart cities” and the technological trends driving their success.

“As the Southeast’s largest and most advanced technology hub, Atlanta is a natural location for the development of IoT, mobility, and smart city technology,” says Aarti Tandon, co-founder and CEO of Smart City Expo Atlanta.

“Our partnership with Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners is a transformative way to exhibit real-world IoT technology in action, and will help conference attendees visualize the future of their communities.”