Author: Jim Lynch
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Auto industry deadlines loom for impaired-driver detection tech, U-M offers a low-cost solution
Current technologies already in use could help prevent crashes and deaths linked to impaired driving.
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Optimized traffic signal timing approach cuts delays 20%, real-world test shows
Communities could reduce costs and cut vehicle emissions—all in the name of shortening your trip.
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Off-road autonomy: Automotive Research Center funded with $100 million through 2028
As automakers explore self-driving cars, the Army-funded center will figure out how to take the tech off-road through computer modeling and simulation.
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Can you hear the music: Q&A with Ann Jeffers
The CEE professor discusses her new memoir and her tortured path to where she is today.
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Automated shuttle planned for Detroit starts safety testing at Mcity
The University of Michigan, May Mobility and the City of Detroit look to boost public trust in self-driving vehicle technology.
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Building Flint’s trust in its drinking water
Even with lead service line replacement, the city’s water has issues that require public education.
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Car country plugs in
The Midwest holds the greatest automotive workforce the world has ever known. With help from U-M’s new EV Center, it’s gearing up to power an electric future.
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$3M ‘cyber manufacturing’ effort boosts state-of-the-art solar
An effort led by U-M could enable industrial competitors to collectively build a predictive model that speeds the development of advanced solar cells.
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Tumor-destroying soundwaves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans
Technique developed at the University of Michigan provides a non-invasive alternative to surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer.
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These bubbles kill cancer
It’s called histotripsy. And it could change cancer treatment forever.
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U-M’s space design and manufacturing draws second round of support from DARPA
Without the constraints of building on Earth, engineers look to expand the capabilities of what space structures can do.
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$9.8M to boost connected vehicle research and expand Ann Arbor deployment
New funding aims to enable a safer, more equitable and efficient mobility system.