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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

CapStone invests $10 million in Perrone Robotics

CapStone Holdings, a business incubator and investment group, has made a $10 million equity investment in Perrone Robotics, a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle systems.

Autonomous, Mobility

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

New Mcity OS tools make it easy to create, execute, and repeat AV test scenarios at Mcity Test Facility or other test sites

New software and hardware developed by a team of engineers at the University of Michigan’s Mcity automated vehicle research center now makes it possible for researchers to create and execute complex, sophisticated, and easily repeatable tests of connected vehicles, automated vehicles, and connected and automated vehicles, potentially saving testing time and costs, and accelerating product development.

Autonomous, Mobility

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Michigan moves autonomy forward by air, by land – and yes – even by sea

Mobility is defined as the movement of people, goods and information. For many years, the mobility conversation focused on the ground – autonomous and electric vehicles, shared mobility solutions, next-generation propulsion systems. In the last decade, the conversation around air mobility and smart cities has also gotten a great deal of coverage as companies large and small test a variety of solutions.

Connected, Autonomous, Mobility

Monday, January 25, 2021

First license for AV testing software developed by U-M’s Mcity goes to American Center for Mobility

A unique new cloud-based operating system for testing connected or automated vehicles has for the first time been licensed for use beyond Mcity at the University of Michigan, where it was developed.

Autonomous, Mobility

Thursday, January 7, 2021

$9.95M for ‘smart intersections’ across Ann Arbor

Technology embedded in existing infrastructure will provide data to connected and automated vehicles, bolstering safety

Connected, Autonomous, Electrified, Mobility

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Mobility is Opportunity

Episode 100 Guests: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist and Trevor Pawl

Autonomous, Mobility

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Autonomous vehicles, taking the phrase ‘back seat driver’ to a new level

FEV North America Inc. moves toward remote driving - revolutionizing transportation

Autonomous, Shared, Electrified, Mobility

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Moovit Powers the Smartest Way to Get Around Detroit’s Suburbs via New On-Demand Partnership with SMART

The fluctuating demand for public transportation due to COVID-19 has brought on-demand microtransit solutions to the forefront, helping solve the mobility conundrum of providing either too much service or not enough.

Autonomous, Mobility

Friday, October 9, 2020

Mobility and equity aren't synonymous, but can be

As the states prepares to begin a viability study for the planned 40-mile autonomous corridor between Detroit and Ann Arbor, the question of mobility's role in creating social, economic and racial equity remains.

Autonomous, Mobility

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Michigan sponsors unmanned boat research

The State looks to expand autonomous mobility testing environments

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