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  1. Kids are picking up scooters and preparing to start riding as student volunteer Dylan Hogan explains safety guidelines. Image credit: Juan Ochoa

    Pop-Up Safety Town Initiative brings real-world STEM, safety lessons to middle schoolers at Mcity

  2. On Mcity's mock freeway, a four-legged, long-necked robot, about the height of an average dog at the shoulder, is next to a shorter rugged wheeled robot carrying a plastic bin. Above, a white cargo drone with a dog-sized body and smaller quadcopter fly.

    Michigan’s air mobility research corridor to advance electric air travel and beyond-line-of-sight drones

  3. A man in a white t-shirt and shorts sits, at left, in a mechanized chair in the rear compartment of a van, while another man, standing, at right, analyzes data on a screen mounted to the van wall.

    Motion sickness technology could alleviate symptoms for passengers in today’s cars, and tomorrow’s

  4. A woman, wearing a sensor strip across her forehead, straps into the passenger seat of a test vehicle while a researcher in the back seat works on a laptop computer.

    Roadway safety research, automated vehicle testing join forces at U-M

  5. Mcity unveils digital twin, making its physical AV testing facility available for free in the virtual world

  6. A man sits low in the seat of a driving simulator, with a steering wheel extended from the console in front of him. To his right, another man stands with his hands turning an imaginary steering wheel in demonstration. A third man sits to the right of the other two, in front of a computer console using a mouse as part of the demonstration.

    Mcity opens for remote testing of autonomous vehicle technologies, calls for federal standards

  7. On the left side of the image, what looks like a T-junction in a roadway is mapped in black on a green background. Two cars, red and blue, arrive from the west. Two green cars depart to the north. The roadway to the south is empty. On the right side of the image, the roadway is outlined in white on a black background, and the viewer takes the perspective of a car arriving from the west. A teal line suggests an anticipated right turn, and red text warns of a light wait.

    With AV Challenge, engineers can put their decision-making algorithms to the test

  8. The Driverless May Mobility vehicle stops automatically to let a passerby cross the street during the first day of testing to support the City of Detroit's Automated Driving System (ADS) Shuttle. Image credit: Marcin Szczepanski/Lead Multimedia Storyteller, Michigan Engineering

    Automated shuttle planned for Detroit starts safety testing at Mcity

  9. wo women and a man stand in front a building sided in gray corrugated metal, with the man pointing at the "PEROTJAIN TECHLAB at Mcity" logo on the white sectional garage door.

    U-M’s Perot Jain TechLab program enables entrepreneurial experience for technical students

  10. An experimental prototype of the Battery Sleuth authenticator device installed in a vehicle. Image credit: Kang Shin

    A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves

  11. Construction underway at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan on Friday, January 21, 2022. The new Michigander EV Scholars Program will help expand the workforce to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles. Image credit: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering

    U-M joins state of Michigan in drive to recruit talent for EV and mobility jobs

  12. A specially equipped Lincoln MKZ, based at Mcity, is an open-source connected and automated research vehicle available to U-M faculty and students, startups and others to help accelerate innovation. Image credit: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering

    $15 million for connected and automated transportation, renewing U-M-led Midwest hub

  13. An open-source connected and automated research vehicle parked on the roundabout at the Mcity Test Facility, the world’s first purpose-built proving ground for testing the performance and safety of connected and automated vehicles and technologies under controlled and realistic conditions. Image credit: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering

    $5M to enable remote, next-generation autonomous vehicle testing at Mcity

  14. Overhead image of Mcity

    First demonstration of Mcity’s test concept for highly automated vehicles

  15. Aerial view of the Mcity test course

    First demonstration of Mcity’s test concept for highly automated vehicles

  16. U-M Block M Logo

    Virtual demo of Mcity’s test concept for highly automated vehicles

  17. Mcity OS operating system. Image courtesy: Mcity

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

  18. The Mcity Driverless Shuttle makes two stops on the University of Michigan's North Campus on it's one-mile route. Image credit: Roger Hart, Michigan Photography

    Mcity Driverless Shuttle research reports findings after safe project conclusion

  19. Stack of long exposure images of downtown Ann Arbor, MI. Image credit: Marcin Szczepanski, Michigan Engineering

    How even one automated, connected vehicle can improve safety and save energy in traffic

  20. U-M Block M Logo

    Mcity announces Affiliate members in second phase of funding