The GM Milford Proving Ground in southeastern Michigan is officially 100 years old, first opening on September 25th, 1924 under the guidance of GM President Alfred P. Sloan. In the time since, the Milford Proving Ground has served as The General’s testbed for a wide range of vehicle technologies, from performance, to safety, to alternative fuels, and more recently, autonomous driving. Now, GM is serving up a variety of interesting facts and figures about this renowned facility.

密歇根州东南部的通用汽车米尔福德试验场已正式迎来百年华诞，该试验场于1924年9月25日在通用汽车总裁阿尔弗雷德·P·斯隆的主持下首次开放。自那以后，米尔福德试验场一直是通用汽车测试各类车辆技术的平台，涵盖性能、安全、替代燃料等领域，近年来还涉及自动驾驶技术。如今，通用汽车公布了这座知名设施的各类趣味数据与信息。

The land on which the Milford Proving Ground is situated was purchased in 1923 for a little over $100,000, with the original facility encompassing two buildings, 5.5 miles of roads, and 1,125 acres. The land also includes 267 feet of elevation change, which is something of a rarity for southeast Michigan.

米尔福德试验场所在的土地于1923年以略高于10万美元的价格购入，最初的设施包含两座建筑、5.5英里道路以及1125英亩土地。该区域还存在267英尺的海拔变化，这在密歇根州东南部实属罕见。

The facility has expanded considerably over the years, and now includes almost 150 miles of road (131 miles paved and 16 miles of gravel), with GM logging over 15 million development and testing miles annually. The facility is run by more than 4,200 employees, and includes an electrical substation, wastewater treatment, Fire and EMS staff, and on-site medical station.

该设施多年来已大幅扩建，如今拥有近150英里的道路（131英里铺砌路面、16英里碎石路面），通用汽车（GM）每年在此开展的研发与测试里程超过1500万英里。该设施由4200多名员工运营，配备变电站、废水处理设施、消防与紧急医疗服务人员，以及现场医疗站。

Testing environments vary widely, and can include simulated temperatures between -40 degrees Fahrenheit up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit, altitudes between -700 feet to 12,500 feet, humidity between 10 percent and 90 percent, and wind speeds between 0 and 100 mph.

测试环境差异很大，可涵盖-40华氏度至130华氏度的模拟温度、-700英尺至12500英尺的海拔、10%至90%的湿度以及0至100英里每小时的风速。

Performance vehicles are tested on the Milford Road Course, a 2.9-mile racetrack made up of 17 corners and a long straight for speeds over 150 mph. GM modeled the road course to emulate famous racetracks from around the world.

性能车会在米尔福德赛道进行测试，这条2.9英里的赛道包含17个弯道，还有一条长直道，可测试超过150英里每小时的速度。通用汽车对这条赛道进行了建模，以模拟全球各地的著名赛道。

The Milford Proving Ground was also the site for the development of a wide variety of safety features, hosting the first vehicle rollover tests in 1934, as well as the development of the first guardrails. GM also developed the “infant love seat” at Milford, which was used as a model for future child car seats.

米尔福德试验场也是多种安全配置的研发场地，这里于1934年开展了首次车辆侧翻测试，同时还完成了首批护栏的研发。通用汽车还在米尔福德研发出了“婴儿安全座椅”，这款产品成为了未来儿童汽车安全座椅的设计原型。

Nowadays, GM uses the facility for the development of advanced technology like the semi-autonomous Super Cruise system, which launched in conjunction with the 2018 Cadillac CT6.

如今，通用汽车利用该设施研发自动驾驶等先进技术，比如半自动驾驶的超级巡航系统，该系统与2018款凯迪拉克CT6一同推出。

“The facility is a huge competitive advantage for us and has been for 100 years,” sates GM President Mark Reuss. “When you think about all the vehicles that have been tested and developed there over those years, the talented and dedicated men and women who worked on them, and the millions of customers who benefited from their work, it’s astonishing. I couldn’t be more grateful for MPG and I’m excited to see what its second century brings.”

“该设施是我们巨大的竞争优势，百年来一直如此，”通用汽车总裁马克·罗伊斯表示。“想想这么多年来在那里测试和研发的所有车型，为之付出努力的才华横溢、兢兢业业的员工，以及数百万从他们的工作中受益的客户，这一切都令人惊叹。我对MPG充满感激，也很期待它迎来第二个百年。”

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