Category: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
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Board approves project to expand EV battery research
The 25,000-square-foot addition will include three battery laboratories, auxiliary support areas, a substation and a facility for battery cell testing, among other capabilities.
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Roadway safety research and automated vehicle testing join forces at U-Michigan
As the U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) turns 60, it expands to include Mcity and fast-track AV technologies as the next frontier in roadway safety.
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Mcity unveils digital twin, making its physical AV testing facility available for free in the virtual world
First open-source 3D digital twin for mobility systems testing could help speed autonomous and connected vehicle research.
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Henry Liu to lead expanded UMTRI that includes Mcity
New structure will serve as a force multiplier in efforts to reimagine the future of transportation.
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U.S. presidential advisory council visited U-M for transportation & mobility research
‘There’s an intellectual milieu and an enthusiasm that’s palpable.’
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Mcity opens for remote testing of autonomous vehicle technologies, calls for federal standards
The opening coincides with a new industry partnership project announced at the NVIDIA AI Summit.
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With AV Challenge, engineers can put their decision-making algorithms to the test
U-M’s Mcity will provide the first-of-its-kind city-scale virtual proving ground for competitors from industry and academia.
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U-M at AutoMobili-D: Schedule of experts and demos
U-M highlights research that aims to enable safe, electric, connected and automated transportation and mobility.
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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.
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Advancing chips for the auto sector is the goal of new Michigan-based initiative
U-Michigan joins industry, state, education partners to develop talent and technology.
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World’s first realistic simulated driving environment based on ‘crash-prone’ Michigan intersection
Real-time data collected at the two-lane roundabout will be used to efficiently test the safety of autonomous vehicles.
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Simulated terrible drivers cut the time and cost of AV testing by a factor of one thousand
New virtual testing environment breaks the ‘curse of rarity’ for autonomous vehicle emergency decision-making.