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Michigan State University introduces electric autonomous bus through collaboration with state, Karsan and ADASTEC

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Michigan State University introduced an electric autonomous bus that will serve students, staff and faculty beginning early 2022 as part of the campus’ smart mobility ecosystem. During testing, the bus will be traveling at 15 mph; this will increase to 25 mph once fully deployed in 2022. The bus’s 2.5-mile

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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

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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. New labs enabling this include: The Ronald D.

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Study finds wide spread of times for resuming control from highly automated vehicle in non-critical scenarios; challenges for designers

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Now, in a new open-access study published in the journal Human Factors , University of Southampton Alexander Eriksson and Neville Stanton report that under noncritical conditions, drivers needed 1.9 seconds to resume control in a highly automated vehicle. The large range reflects a variety of driver behavior and environmental conditions.

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Eindhoven wins world championship for solar-powered family cars in World Solar Challenge

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Eindhoven University of Technology / Bart van Overbeeke. Top speeds of 120 km/h (75 mph) with a full load of four people were no exception, the team said. Eindhoven University of Technology / Bart van Overbeeke. Eindhoven University of Technology / Bart van Overbeeke Click to enlarge. On the road in Australia.

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Start-up developing electric 2-seat VTOL aircraft

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Lilium was formed by a team of aerospace engineers and product designers from the Technical University of Munich. Cruising velocity: 300 km/h / 180 mph. velocity: 400 km/h / 250 mph. Current specifications for the personal aircraft include: Max. take-off weight: 600 kg. Payload: 200 kg. Range: 500 km / 300 mi.

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UAV fully fabricated by additive layer manufacturing

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Last August, Engineers at the University of Southampton (UK) flew the first “3D printed” aircraft. meters and a top speed of 100 mph. meter wingspan, V-tail design, elliptical wing platform and 400W motor, has a maximum measured velocity in level fight of 75 kts (86 mph). SULSA structural design. Click to enlarge.

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University of Delaware Licenses V2G Technology to AutoPort; 100 V2G EVs as Test Fleet

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The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., If the initial test is successful, and V2G vehicles are subsequently manufactured, the University would receive a royalty for each vehicle sold with V2G equipment. Components of a V2G system. Source: PJM.

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