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Relationship between distance driven and economic activity: 1946-2017

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This is the latest in my series of analyses on the relationship between road transportation and economic activity in the United States. For each year from 1946 through 2017, distance driven by all vehicles was obtained from the U.S. Department of Transportation , while GDP in chained 2012 dollars came from the U.S.

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U-Michigan, China enter two new automated and connected vehicle partnerships

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The University of Michigan is entering two separate agreements with Chinese institutions targeting automated and connected vehicles. First, a $27-million research agreement with Shenzhen-based investment firm Frontt Capital Management will advance autonomous, connected vehicles and robotic technologies. Second, a $2.5-million

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French electric autonomous vehicle maker NAVYA to build 1st US assembly plant in Michigan; partnership with U Michigan

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NAVYA, a pioneer in developing and manufacturing autonomous vehicles, will establish its first assembly plant outside of Europe in Southeast Michigan. To achieve that goal, NAVYA plans to hire a team of 15 people at the Michigan facility by the end of 2017. In 2016, Michigan Gov. NAVYA ARMA.

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Does e-commerce affect the amount of travel in the United States?

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During the fourth quarter of 2017 retail e-commerce sales totaled $119.0 Average time spent traveling per day for all persons in connection with purchasing goods and services. Average percentages of persons traveling per day in connection with purchasing goods and services. billion (in current dollars), or 3.5% billion, or 9.1%

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DENSO opens R&D lab at U Michigan to advance machine learning and automated drive

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Global auto supplier DENSO announced the opening of the DENSO R&D Lab at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to accelerate development of new auto safety technologies and create new research opportunities for engineering students. DENSO’s lab is a simulation environment with high-speed computing and high-capacity data storage.

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Test deployment of new on-demand hub & shuttle mobility system at U Michigan; connected & automated vehicles & big data

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Called Reinventing Public Urban Transportation and Mobility ( RITMO ), the proposed system combines aspects of Uber-style ridesharing, fixed-route buses and light rail into the hub-and-shuttle system. million grant from the Michigan Institute for Data Science. Development of the system is funded with a $1.4

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Toyota CSRC launches new research tracks on autonomous & connected vehicle technologies; 11 projects with 8 institutions

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Autonomous and connected vehicle technologies are only just beginning to transform the transportation landscape. By working together with world-renowned institutions and making our results public, we are proud to help realize the promise of advanced mobility solutions and a safe, convenient transportation future.

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