automated vehicles

1. February 21, 2023

   $15M bolsters work on connected, automated vehicles

   U-M will continue to lead regional efforts aimed at transitioning the nation to connected and automated vehicles — bolstered by a new $15 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

2. January 25, 2021

   U-M licenses Mcity’s automated-vehicle testing software

   A unique new cloud-based operating system for testing connected or automated vehicles has for the first time been licensed for use beyond Mcity at U-M, where it was developed.

3. January 11, 2021

   $9.95M for ‘smart intersections’ across Ann Arbor

   The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has awarded U-M $9.95 million for a project installing more than 20 “smart intersections” in Ann Arbor.

4. November 11, 2019

   Study identifies what humans want in automated cars

   Agreeable, conscientious and stable. These are three human personality traits that, it turns out, people want to see in driverless cars regardless of whether they possess those traits themselves, according to a new U-M study.

5. May 10, 2018

   Even one automated, connected vehicle can improve safety, save energy

   Connected cruise control uses vehicle-to-vehicle communication to let automated vehicles respond to multiple cars at a time in an effort to save energy and improve safety.