transportation
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May 23, 2017
New way to test self-driving cars could cut most validation costs
Mobility researchers at U-M have devised a new way to test autonomous vehicles that bypasses the billions of miles otherwise needed to consider the vehicles road-ready.
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April 6, 2017
Survey explores why drivers don’t heed vehicle safety recalls
A new national survey from the U-M Transportation Research Institute explores why many consumers don’t heed vehicle safety recalls and what steps might boost compliance.
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January 6, 2017
SafeRide pilots new hours and unveils mobile application
SafeRide, a free transportation service available to all U-M faculty, staff and students, recently launched a mobile application and began piloting extended hours of operation.
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December 13, 2016
U-M leads new Center for Connected and Automated Transportation
A new $2.47 million center led by U-M and funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation will explore the full picture of how communities can best transition to connected and automated vehicles.
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October 31, 2016
University may begin testing new kind of on-demand transit system
Passengers could be trying out a new urban mobility system — using high-frequency buses and on-demand shared shuttles — on North Campus as soon as summer 2017.
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October 13, 2016
Regional Transit Authority millage on the November ballot
Southeast Michigan voters will be asked Nov. 8 to consider a millage on the ballot to support coordinated and expanded public transportation services in Southeast Michigan.
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May 24, 2016
University cancels plans for new transportation facility
U-M will not move forward with plans to build a new transportation operations and maintenance center on North Campus. The current project, originally approved in May 2014, will be canceled.
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March 17, 2016
University puts transportation facility project on hold
The university has put plans to construct a new transportation operations and maintenance facility on hold after hearing concerns from residents near the North Campus location.
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February 25, 2016
CFE, Mcity collaborate to spur transportation innovation
The Center for Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Mobility Transformation Center is launching TechLab at Mcity, a collaborative effort to promote connected- and driverless-vehicle innovation.
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February 24, 2016
AA Connector officials recommend preliminary transit mode choice
The Ann Arbor Connector took another step forward as officials working on the project have recommended light rail as the proposed mode of transportation.
