No pilot? No Problem: Drone software streamlines delivery services
With the holiday season comes fleets of delivery vehicles on the roads routing packages to their final destinations. While most deliveries are made with trucks or cars, one MTRAC researcher…
U-M Battery Startup Enters $1.5M Joint Venture
In an effort to make safer, longer-lasting Lithium-ion batteries for technologies like electric vehicles, smartphones and laptops, a University of Michigan startup has formed a $1.5 million joint venture…
U-M Invests $500,000 in Transportation Technology
Ann Arbor, Mich. (August 15, 2016) – Five technologies demonstrating high potential to solve the toughest challenges in transportation are moving closer to product commercialization with a combined $500,000…
From Autonomous Car to Airframe Inspection, Discovery Channel Exclusive Video Features Leading U-M Faculty Research
January 15, 2016 – Think Uber, but with low-speed, driverless cars that can shuttle people quickly and safely around college campuses across the nation. Edwin Olson, an associate professor of electrical…
U-M Program Takes Transportation Innovations from Lab to Marketplace
From Xconomy 11/9/15 by: Sarah Schmid University of Michigan researchers and faculty developing innovations that address transportation and mobility challenges have a path from the lab to the marketplace thanks…