Category: Transportation
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U-M’s Automotive Research Center funded with $50M through 2024
With a focus on autonomy, ARC’s research will reduce the number of soldiers in harm’s way, changing the military paradigm.
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Teaching self-driving cars to predict pedestrian movement
Data gleaned from cameras and sensors increases predictive accuracy.
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‘Air traffic control’ for driverless cars could speed up deployment
Human-generated responses could remotely assist autonomous vehicles decision’s during times of uncertainty.
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How connected vehicles’ wipers could help prevent flooding
We’ve been promised all kinds of benefits from a future of connected vehicles, but flood control?
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Combining the real and virtual worlds improves driverless vehicle testing
Augmented reality technology at the University of Michigan makes testing faster, cheaper, safer
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On-Ramp to a driverless future
Michigan’s New Motor City. That’s what The New York Times called Ann Arbor last year. The city is home to some central pieces of an expanding autonomous vehicle R&D ecosystem that rivals Detroit’s storied leadership in advancing the automobile. Established firms and startups alike have set up shop in southeast Michigan, lured by a mix…
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Joining forces to innovate the future of mobility
The U-M Transportation Research Institute and Michigan Engineering bring together their complementary strengths.
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U-M’s top-ranked Solar Car Team readies for race on Oregon Trail
The 2018 American Solar Challenge will be a real test for a young team.
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Even one automated, connected car improves safety, energy use in traffic
In a chain-reaction braking event, an automated vehicle with connected cruise control can slow down more efficiently.
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Benton Harbor partners with U-M researchers to bolster public transit
Surveys and electronic tracking will help boost transit efforts to connect residents with jobs.
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The X-HALE: A high altitude long endurance aircraft
The X-HALE’s flexibility and wing length could change the future of commercial flight.
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Origami sonic barrier could reduce traffic noise
The ancient paper folding art was combined with wave propagation physics to create a new traffic noise barrier.