Mexican Media Brands
U-Mich Names Founding Partners for Driverless Car Test
The University of Michigan's Mobility Transformation Center in Ann Arbor has named 13 founding corporate members, each of which has pledged $1 million over three years to support the center's research on connected and automated vehicles.
Share
The University of Michigan's Mobility Transformation Center in Ann Arbor has named 13 founding corporate members, each of which has pledged $1 million over three years to support the center's research on connected and automated vehicles.
The center is building a 32-acre test facility in Ann Arbor. It also is expanding an earlier test fleet of nearly 3,000 connected vehicles in Ann Arbor to 9,000.
The connectivity project, funded primarily by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, is backed by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and Michigan DOT. Eventually the Ann Arbor test will become part of a vehicle-to-vehicle system supporting 20,000 connected cars and trucks across southeastern Michigan.
The founding members of the MTC Leadership Circle are Delphi, Denso, Econolite, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Iteris, Nissan, Bosche, State Farm, Toyota, Verizon and Xerox.
RELATED CONTENT
-
When Automated Production Turning is the Low-Cost Option
For the right parts, or families of parts, an automated CNC turning cell is simply the least expensive way to produce high-quality parts. Here’s why.
-
Things to Know About Cam Grinding
By James Gaffney, Product Engineer, Precision Grinding and Patrick D. Redington, Manager, Precision Grinding Business Unit, Norton Company (Worcester, MA)
-
Increasing Use of Structural Adhesives in Automotive
Can you glue a car together? Frank Billotto of DuPont Transportation & Industrial discusses the major role structural adhesives can play in vehicle assembly.
