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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center to launch 4 new system usability research projects

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The new projects will be undertaken in partnership with University of Michigan, Miami University, University of Nebraska, Texas Transportation Institute and State Farm. Toyota’s CSRC is investing $1 million in research projects focused on creating systems that are safe and efficient.

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Bill Ford: Michigan must become the Silicon Valley of the mobility revolution; emphasis on green and smart technologies

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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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Toyota Research Institute “deeply satisfied” with results of $100M collaborative research program with US universities

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The last year saw three papers win awards at the Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS). However, all proposed alternatives don’t last long in an operating environment before they dissolve. — Each project consists of a TRI researcher working with a university team in a close collaboration bridging academia and industry.

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U of Michigan Study Finds Costs of Plug-in Cars Primary Key to Broad Consumer Acceptance

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A newly released University of Michigan study found widespread consumer interest in buying plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; however, the cost of the cars is much more influential than environmental and other non-economic factors as a predictor of purchase probabilities. Source: Curtin et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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

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Since its launch in 2011, CSRC launched and completed 44 research projects with 23 partner universities, publishing more than 200 papers and presenting at multiple industry conferences. University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Surrounding Environment Recognition Technology and Evaluation Metrics.

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The James Webb Space Telescope was a Career-Defining Project for Janet Barth

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Barth initially attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, to pursue a degree in biology, but she soon realized that it wasn’t a good fit for her. She conducted research on radiation environments and their effects on electronic systems. She wrote its space-environment specifications. “Receiving this award is humbling.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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In that period, CSRC has launched and completed 44 research projects with 23 partner universities, publishing more than 200 papers and presenting at multiple industry conferences. One of the key beneficiaries of CSRC research has been emergency medicine. Another, with MIT, modelled in-vehicle voice command systems and driver behavior.

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