autonomous vehicles

  1. April 23, 2024

    AV Challenge puts engineering algorithms to the test

    U-M has issued the Mcity AV Challenge, in which autonomous-vehicle researchers in academia and industry will compete to measure the performance of their decision-making modules in a world-leading simulated environment.

  2. January 24, 2024

    U-M’s Automotive Research Center gets $100 million through 2028

    The U.S. Army has has reached a new five-year agreement of up to $100 million with U-M’s Automotive Research Center to boost work on autonomous vehicle technologies.

  3. May 17, 2023

    U-M joins initiative advancing auto-sector chip development

    U-M has become part of a new public-private partnership that will establish a global semiconductor center of excellence in Michigan focusing on the auto industry.

  4. May 2, 2023

    Crash-prone Ann Arbor intersection is basis for driving simulation

    U-M researchers have developed the first statistically realistic roadway simulation, based on data collected at a particularly perilous intersection on the south side of Ann Arbor.

  5. September 13, 2022

    $5M to enable remote autonomous vehicle testing at Mcity

    Mcity, the university’s test environment for connected and autonomous vehicles, will invest $5.1 million from the National Science Foundation to enable the facility to provide tailor-made simulation scenarios.

  6. October 7, 2021

    Mcity supports new autonomous shuttle service in Ann Arbor

    A2GO, a free, autonomous shuttle service available to the general public, will offer an easier way to get from the Diag to South Campus or other points in Ann Arbor starting Oct. 11.

  7. January 26, 2021

    $15M continues U-M partnership with Toyota Research Institute

    Building on a successful five-year collaboration with U-M faculty, the Toyota Research Institute will renew its research partnership with U-M for an additional five years, with projects funded up to $3M per year.

  8. April 22, 2019

    ‘Induced’ driving could offset self-driving cars’ energy savings

    The benefits of self-driving cars will likely induce vehicle owners to drive more, and those extra miles could partially or completely offset the potential energy-saving benefits that automation may provide.

  9. April 10, 2019

    Automotive Research Center funded with $50M through 2024

    U-M’s Automotive Research Center has received a $50 million U.S. Army contract that will shift its focus to autonomous technologies for military ground vehicles and extend its partnership with the Army through 2024.

  10. March 26, 2019

    Mcity Driverless Shuttle back in service at NCRC; survey underway

    The Mcity Driverless Shuttle is again carrying riders after being temporarily suspended to accommodate construction projects along its North Campus Research Complex route.