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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

A new program at the University of Michigan will award funds for researchers to accelerate advanced transportation technologies. The committee includes advanced transportation business and market experts, venture capitalists and university leaders. Members include: Alan Amici, head of UConnect, Chrysler Group.

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JULY 20, 2015

The University of Michigan has opened Mcity, the first large controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars.

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APRIL 26, 2019

Researchers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) have developed a data-driven optimization modeling framework to reconstruct the location-duration-path choices for the missing observations from incomplete data from connected vehicles. For example, connected vehicles provide high-frequency (e.g.,

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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 two offices of the Toyota Technical Center have long worked with U-M on connected vehicles and safety research.

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JUNE 23, 2017

NAVYA, a pioneer in developing and manufacturing autonomous vehicles, will establish its first assembly plant outside of Europe in Southeast Michigan. Based on the strong partnership with the university, NAVYA has decided to manufacture its vehicles in the Ann Arbor area. In 2016, Michigan Gov. NAVYA ARMA.

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MAY 14, 2013

The University of Michigan announced the establishment of the Michigan Mobility Transformation Center (MTC) as a partnership with government and industry to improve the safety, sustainability and accessibility of the ways that people and goods move from place to place. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 1, 2019

However, if a nonstop flight is not available, choosing the connecting flights with the shortest total distance flown can make a lot of difference. This is the case because the range of possible distances (and thus emissions) can be substantial even for connecting flights that do not vary greatly in terms of the total trip time.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

Researchers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, have produced improved rainfall estimates by combining weather radar with windshield wiper observations from connected vehicles. An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Scientific Reports. —Bartos et al.

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MAY 25, 2023

million lend to the College of Michigan in Ann Arbor to behavior connected-vehicle generation analysis. The Michigan venture will usefulness mobile vehicle-to-everything generation, a wi-fi conversation device. “Connected vehicle technologies are a key tool for getting to zero deaths on America’s roadways.

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MARCH 17, 2021

The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. The fourth floor houses Ford’s first robotics and mobility research lab on a university campus, as well as 100 Ford researchers—including autonomous vehicle researchers—and engineers.

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MAY 13, 2023

Universities and community colleges are revamping their semiconductor-related curricula and forging strategic partnerships with one another and with industry to train the staff needed to run U.S. Intel arrives at Ohio State Ohio State University is using its chip-fabrication facility to train future engineers and technicians.

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APRIL 11, 2018

IEEE signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Center for Mobility (ACM) ( earlier post ), a global center for testing and validation, product development, education and standards work for connected and autonomous vehicles and other technologies.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

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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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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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $32 million in funding for 10 innovative projects as part of the Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) program. Michigan Technological University. Earlier post.) NEXTCAR Awards.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The five research projects will launch in partnership with George Mason University, Rockville Institute, University of Washington, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, and San Francisco State University. George Mason University. University of Washington. Description.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Autonomous and connected vehicle technologies are only just beginning to transform the transportation landscape. 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. —Chuck Gulash, director of CSRC.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Ford is the first automaker to test autonomous vehicles at Mcity—the full-scale simulated real-world urban environment at the University of Michigan. The 32-acre facility is part of the university’s Mobility Transformation Center. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Wolcott and Ryan M.

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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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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Researchers at the University of Michigan have mapped the annual flow of steel in the US, with the goal of achieving a detailed understanding of the flow to target increased material efficiency and the development of the circular economy. the blast furnace) and major products used and created by industry (e.g.,

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

million in funding to develop connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies aimed at improving fuel economy by more than 20%. The project is part of ARPA-E’s Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) program. Earlier post.)s.

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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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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. The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $5.0

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MARCH 27, 2015

has joined the University of Michigan’s Mobility Transformation Center (MTC) Affiliates Program—part of a major research partnership of industry, government, and academia that is laying the foundation for a commercially viable system of connected and automated vehicles. Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.

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AUGUST 19, 2011

The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) has been awarded a $14.9-million Partners in supporting UMTRI on the program include the Michigan Department of Transportation, the City of Ann Arbor, Parsons Brinkerhoff, Mixon Hill, HNTB, SAIC, Texas Transportation Institute, AAA of Michigan, and ESCRYPT.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

CSRC will concentrate on supporting a safe transition to the future of mobility, particularly through emerging automated- and connected-vehicle technologies. Autonomous driving Big Data Connected vehicles Driver Assistance Systems Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Research Safety'

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

A test deployment of a new hub-and-shuttle urban mobility system will take place on the University of Michigan’s North Campus. million grant from the Michigan Institute for Data Science. The limited test deployment would likely mark the world’s first on-the-ground implementation of such a system.

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MAY 6, 2014

The University of Michigan’s Mobility Transformation Center (MTC) announced that key industry leaders from a variety of sectors, including Bosch, Econolite, Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Xerox have joined the center as its initial industry partners. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Barra said that GM believes the future of personal mobility will be driven by the convergence of electrification, autonomous vehicles, and connectivity and shared mobility services. According to Barra, customers do not just appreciate connected vehicles, they demand them. China is playing a key role in the company’s strategy.

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MARCH 15, 2021

million contract to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to continue developing connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies to help passenger vehicles operate more efficiently and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. The US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a three-year, $5.25-million

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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. Award amount is $4,498,650.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Ford has opened its new Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto, growing its global research team and accelerating the company’s work in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from its Haas School of Business.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

A paper on the work by Dr. Róbert Szalai at the University of Bristol (UK) and Dr. Gábor Orosz at the University of Michigan is published in the journal Physical Review E. The researchers hope to develop in the future more realistic car-following models and connectivity structures. Róbert Szalai.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Now, researchers from the University of Michigan and Ford report in an open-access paper in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology that automating residential package transport doesn’t influence the greenhouse gas footprint as much as the delivery van’s size and type. —Li et al. Luyao Li, Xiaoyi He, Gregory A. 0c08213.

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JULY 9, 2014

The Connected Vehicle Test Environment (CVTE) was developed as a real-world model deployment test site for enabling wireless communications among vehicles and with roadside equipment for use in generating data to enable driver safety warning systems. Connected vehicles Research V2X' Earlier post.) In addition the US.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The University of Michigan is working with two US Department of Energy national laboratories to study whether connected and automated vehicles could help people drive more efficiently. He called it an “incubator award” to help DOE learn more about connected and automated vehicles, which are a growing focus for the agency.

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MARCH 13, 2012

Parsons Brinckerhoff has been selected to design and supervise deployment of technology infrastructure for a US Department of Transportation (US DOT) pilot program to study the potential of operating connected vehicles on the streets and highways of Ann Arbor, Michigan. partners on behalf of the US DOT. Earlier post.).

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