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WDIV
February 13, 2019
U-M researchers are teaching driverless cars to detect pedestrian movement
New driverless vehicle tech will help cars detect pedestrian movement that often spurs in-the-moment decisions for vehicles.
Green Car Congress
February 12, 2019
UMTRI team investigating “instantaneous crowdsourcing” to speed adoption of autonomous vehicles
Green Car Congress delves into new driverless vehicle tech that would help cars make decisions during uncertain times.
Futurity
February 10, 2019
Can ‘air traffic control’ make self-driving cars cheap and safe?
EECS-CSE assistant professor Walter Lasecki explains how new research can help driverless vehicles make decisions during times of uncertainty.
MLive.com
February 10, 2019
Self-driving cars could deploy sooner using ‘air traffic control’ technique, U-M researchers say
EECS-CSE assistant professor Walter Lasecki explains how new research will allow driverless vehicles to make decisions during times of uncertainty.
The Washington Post
February 8, 2019
Making sense of the polar vortex and record cold on a feverish planet
CLaSP professor Richard Rood provides expert insight on the record-breaking polar vortex for the Washington Post.
National Public Radio
February 8, 2019
The first driverless spin
EECS-CSE Associate Professor Matthew Johnson-Roberson discusses on-going driverless vehicle research and testing going on around the country.
National Public Radio
February 8, 2019
Stateside: MI’s energy infrastructure; mother of modern office design; pushback on Title IX changes
Prof. Johanna Mathieu talks to NPR about what we learned about Michigan's energy infrastructure during the Polar Vortex, and what we could do to avert a similar situation in the future.
In the News
February 8, 2019
Windshield wipers more accurate than weather radar for monitoring rainfall
Branko Kerkez and Ram Vasudevan explain how rainfall could be measured to predict and mitigate flooding risks.
National Public Radio
February 7, 2019
Research team investigating Internet censorship with tracking system
EECS-CSE research assistant professor Roya Ensafi explains how Censored Planet monitors censorship online.
Fortune
February 7, 2019
Electric cars really do hate the winter, says AAA study
Anna Stefanopoulou, director of the Michigan Energy Institute, is quoted in Fortune.
Vox
February 6, 2019
How Antarctica’s melting ice could change weather around the world
Jeremy Bassis, a CLaSP associate professor, explains how tens of centimeters of sea level change could impact communities around the world.
In the News
February 6, 2019
University of Michigan researchers tout high-speed 3D printing approach
3D resin printing that's stronger and 100 times faster than traditional methods is detailed.