Ford is the first automaker to test autonomous vehicles at Mcity – the full-scale simulated real-world urban environment at the University of Michigan. The 32-acre facility is part of the...
Alexandra K. Murphy joined Mcity as Associate Director of Social Science Research, effective June 1, 2024. Murphy is also an Assistant Research Scientist at Poverty Solutions in the Ford School...
...destination. These three hypothetical scenarios—posited in a new white paper by University of Michigan researchers working with Mcity—illustrate the breadth of the cybersecurity challenges that must be overcome before autonomous...
...is possible that substantial litigation could cause delay. In order to predict the volume of patent litigation, Mcity researchers evaluated the rate of both patenting and litigation in the smartphone and...
...attention remains on ensuring CAVs increase roadway safety. In states, the increasing number of public private partnerships indicates that states will continue looking to the private sector to inform regulations to...
...Mcity Test Facility June 17-18. The event includes a Women in S.T.E.M. panel discussion for female students to learn more about careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Read the...
...with developing and demonstrating a fully autonomous passenger vehicle over a four-year competition cycle. The year four event took place at the Mcity Test Facility. Read more about AutoDrive Challenge™....
...organizations, including Mcity 2.0, the CCAT SAFE TEST, and UMTRI’s Smart Intersections Project. Mcity and CCAT Director Dr. Henry Liu, participated in a panel discussion titled, “Methods for Improving Road Safety: Smart...
Spring brought two big events to the Mcity Test Facility: OmniAir’s Ann Arbor Plugfest, and SAE’s AutoDrive Challenge II. The Plugfest, held in May, drew connected vehicle device makers, test...
Ford, working with U-M researchers, is using Mcity to test autonomous vehicles in snow. Get more information from the U-M College of Engineering and Ford’s news release....
...of people and goods in society the university announced Friday. Spanning such sectors as auto manufacturing, suppliers, ITS, insurance, telecommunications, data management, and mobility services (see list below), the MTC’s...
READ WHITE PAPER In order to investigate the means by which the automated vehicle industry will reach widespread commercialization, Mcity researchers studied technology transactions and intellectual property rights. The transactions...