autonomous vehicles

  1. October 15, 2016

    $27M investment to globalize driverless vehicle research

    A $27 million investment from a firm from Shenzhen, China, will strengthen U-M efforts to advance autonomous, connected vehicles and robotic technologies around the world.

  2. September 15, 2016

    Robotics building design will include space for Ford researchers

    A broad range of robotic technologies will have tailored lab space in U-M’s planned Robotics Laboratory, which includes a unique funding collaboration with Ford Motor Co.

  3. April 7, 2016

    University collaborates with Toyota on autonomous vehicle hub

    U-M will collaborate with Toyota in the automaker’s plan to establish a major autonomous vehicle research base in Ann Arbor.

  4. January 11, 2016

    Ford, U-M testing autonomous cars in snow at Mcity

    Typical autonomous-vehicle sensors are useless on snow-covered roads, but researchers at U-M and Ford Motor Co. are collaborating on a solution.

  5. December 9, 2015

    Autonomous cars may spur young adults to hit the road

    The percentage of young adults without driver’s licenses has been on the rise for more than 30 years, but self-driving vehicles may reverse that trend, U-M researchers say.