Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2012

In an address at the 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference, Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford said that “ Michigan must become the Silicon Valley of the mobility revolution ” and outlined key public policy areas to help improve the state’s competitiveness and ensure that the state realizes the full benefit of that impending revolution.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2017

NAVYA, a pioneer in developing and manufacturing autonomous vehicles, will establish its first assembly plant outside of Europe in Southeast Michigan. According to NAVYA’s Vice President of Sales, Henri Coron, the company has an immediate objective to build 20 vehicles at the new plant by the end of this year. In 2016, Michigan Gov.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

The University of Michigan is proceeding to the construction phase of a new $6.5-million A key focus of the MTC is the “model deployment” allowing researchers to test emerging concepts in connected and automated vehicles and vehicle systems in both off-road and on-road settings. Earlier post. ).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Emerging technologies have the potential to significantly reduce vehicle crashes and associated fatalities, according to testimony today by Kirk Steudle, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. —Kirk Steudle.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2014

The goal of MTC is to lay the foundations of a commercially viable system of connected and automated vehicles. Systems of connected and automated vehicles could dramatically reduce crashes, relieve urban congestion, and cut pollution and energy use. Earlier post.). Plans call for demonstrating a working system in Ann Arbor by 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

million to the University of Michigan to enable academic researchers and students nationwide to access the world’s first cloud-based, augmented-reality testbed for connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies. and build test scenarios using a web-based graphical user interface.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2017

Autonomous and connected vehicle technologies are only just beginning to transform the transportation landscape. CSRC Next will continue to support ongoing research programs at the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Toyota Connected (TC) to help accelerate the development of autonomous and connected driving technologies and services.

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MARCH 19, 2019

This project is being conducted to understand how truck platoons will operate in a realistic, operational environment. Previous research has resulted in the development of truck platooning technology with only limited testing and demonstration in a real-world environment. Phase 1 awards are: Team Lead: Battelle.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Ford, in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm, unveiled a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future autonomous driving and other advanced technologies. The Fusion Hybrid research vehicle builds on driver-in-control studies conducted in Ford’s VIRTTEX driving simulator.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

The new research effort, named CSRC Next, will focus on the challenges and opportunities of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies over the next decade. CSRC is working with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Toyota Connected (TC). One of the key beneficiaries of CSRC research has been emergency medicine.

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MARCH 12, 2021

This funding is part of Phase II of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Automated On-Road Vehicles ( NEXTCAR ) program. Earlier post.). UC Berkeley’s NEXTCAR project resulted in a spin-off company, WideSense Inc., Award amount is $3,474,864.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2016

Typical autonomous vehicle sensors are useless on snow-covered roads, but researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford are collaborating on a solution. In Michigan and on U-M’s 32-acre Mcity simulated urban environment, they have conducted what they believe are the industry’s first tests of autonomous vehicles in wintry conditions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

The next generation of urban transportation is about connecting transportation modes, services, and technologies, bringing diverse innovations together in ways that favor accessibility (meeting needs) over mobility (moving for the sake of moving), and that work significantly better for people, economies, and the planet.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2016

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) ( earlier post ) is making a $22-million investment in research focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving at the University of Michigan (U-M). The partnership builds on Toyota’s strong and active presence in the Ann Arbor community.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2011

The United States lags behind competitor nations in providing the business environment and skilled workforce needed for advanced manufacturing. To launch the AMP, the President today announced a number of key steps being taken by the federal government: Building domestic manufacturing capabilities in critical national security industries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

Electric Power Research Institute: Build-to-Replace: A New Paradigm for Reducing Advanced Reactor O&M Costs - $999,464. X-energy’s Immersive Environment Toolset is a multi-disciplinary 3D model that, when combined with virtual reality, will test techniques that optimize maintenance and security.

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APRIL 13, 2016

Toyota, in partnership with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), is working to transform the streets of Ann Arbor, Mich. into the world’s largest operational, real-world deployment of connected vehicles and infrastructure. The research area was situated in northeast Ann Arbor, UMTRI.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Large automakers based in Michigan, including GM, Chrysler, and Ford, will receive a total of more than $400 million to manufacture thousands of advanced hybrid and electric vehicles as well as batteries and electric drive components. Powerex, Inc.

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MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas.

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OCTOBER 23, 2009

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. Director, Manufacturing Research Center, Western Michigan University. Assistant Professor, Michigan State University. John Patten, Ph.D., Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

New University of Michigan research vehicles will be open testbeds for academic and industry researchers rapidly to test self-driving and connected vehicle technologies at a world-class proving ground. An open development platform for connected vehicle communications will be added later. Open CAVs change that.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. Those challenges take us to remote areas where we can use advanced vehicle and connectivity technologies to change people’s lives and make the world a better place. —Bill Ford, executive chairman. Earlier post.).

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JULY 19, 2011

There is an extensive body of work on connected vehicle research, and some background is required before coming back to Ford. US DOT Connected Vehicles Research. Connected vehicle mobility applications provide a connected, data-rich travel environment. Background.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2017

Guardian is a high-level driver assist system, constantly monitoring the driving environment inside and outside the vehicle, ready to alert the driver of potential dangers and stepping in when needed to assist in crash avoidance. Basically, it is a smart vehicle designed to get smarter over time.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2016

To navigate in the dark, Ford self-driving cars use high-resolution 3D maps—complete with information about the road, road markings, geography, topography and landmarks like signs, buildings and trees. million laser pulses a second to precisely scan the surrounding environment. LiDAR sensors shoot out 2.8

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Ford is working with platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Pivotal to build a software platform supporting FordPass, announced at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) ( earlier post ), that will enable the company to innovate rapidly and to iterate on new applications and mobility solutions for consumers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Inspired by the damping mechanisms which sustain trees under wind and seismic loads, researchers at The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan are investigating the potential for the development of energy harvesting systems that efficiently convert the same motion- and wind-based excitations into electric power. 2015.11.017.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 14, 2022

TU Berlin ] Cassie Blue navigates around furniture treated as obstacles in the Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan. Michigan Robotics ] Thanks, Bruce! HiPeR Lab ] Two EPFL research groups teamed up to develop a machine-learning program that can be connected to a human brain and used to command a robot.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Autonomous vehicles in 2021 are part of Ford Smart Mobility, the company’s plan to be a leader in autonomous vehicles, as well as in connectivity, mobility, the customer experience, and data and analytics. This expertise will help Ford autonomous vehicles learn and adapt to the surroundings of their environment.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The DMP design would be a fully submerged wave energy converter resting on the ocean floor, converting the oscillatory nature of a wave’s pressure fluctuations into alternating compression and expansion cycles of flexible air-filled chambers that are connected to a bi-directional air turbine and an electrical generator.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

The target buyers have strong personal convictions on the environment, oil use, and cutting edge technology. “ The current RAV4 EV uses Tesla Model S powertrain components; earlier Phase 0 builds used components from the Roadster. He or she owns a home, which is perhaps solar-powered. The pool of buyers ,” noted Fay, “ is small. ”.

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All Cars Electric

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The hashtag has a great followership and this an organisation that knows how to connect with their people. Virual Immersive Environments There are several other technologies: bookmarking tagging etc Coming up with one more story and my favourite one. This campaign has moved onto twitter as a viral marketing event on the #iamloved tag.

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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Michigan State). Another key technical goal is protecting catalysts from degradation in industrial environments.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. I have had memberships in the EAA, Tucson EAA, and West Michigan EV and Plug-in Vehicle Enthusiasts. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. Let’s meet the candidates.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. I have had memberships in the EAA, Tucson EAA, and West Michigan EV and Plug-in Vehicle Enthusiasts. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. Let’s meet the candidates.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Frontt Capital Management Ltd, a Shenzhen-based investment firm focused on developing the intelligent vehicle industry in China, is making a $27-million investment to advance autonomous, connected vehicles and robotic technologies with the University of Michigan, along with industry and government partners.

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