Transportation Technology

  1. 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

  2. U-M researchers computed the total system energy efficiency of using green hydrogen directly, or indirectly in e-fuels, to power planes, trains, automobiles and ships. They found that the system inefficiencies during hydrogen or e-fuel production, storage, transportation, dispensing and use leads to about 80-90% energy loss of the initial electrical input. By contrast, electric-powered transport is about three to eight times more efficient than using hydrogen directly or in e-fuels. Image credit: Stephen Alvey and Joaquim Martins

    Green hydrogen: Powering the future of passenger and freight transportation?

  3. Michigan Minds: When will cars drive themselves?

  4. Pima County Arizona copper mine. Image credit: Joyce Cory, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Copper can’t be mined fast enough to electrify the US

  5. Charging an electric vehicle. Image credit; Chuttersnap, Unsplash

    More local officials see relevance of electric vehicle planning, cite costs of preparation

  6. Mother drives a car, a child in a safety seat in the rear seat. Image credit: iStock

    Women caregivers are stressed: Transportation infrastructure could help

  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. Concept illustration of automated electric long-haul trucks. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Could automation, electrification of long-haul trucking reduce environmental impacts?

  9. A school bus. Image credit: Elijah Ekdahl, Unsplash

    Could riding older school buses hinder student performance?

  10. Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mohammed Islam, holds a prototype development kit of a hybrid camera (right) and a 'direct time of flight' sensor, (left) a sensor found in smartphone cameras for proximity sensing. Image credit: Jeremy Little, Michigan Engineering

    Auto industry deadlines loom for impaired-driver detection tech, U-M offers a low-cost solution

  11. Traffic drives through one of the 34 intersections that was part of the connected vehicle data study in Birmingham, MI. Image credit: Jeremy Little, Michigan Engineering

    Improving traffic signal timing with a handful of connected vehicles

  12. Concept illustration of a gas pump vs. a power connector for an electric vehicle. Image credit: iStock

    Electric vs. gasoline vehicles: Is EV ownership competitive in your area?

  13. Meeting between University of Michigan, Government of Michigan, Government of Flanders (Belgium), imec and KLA. Image credit: Brenda Ahearn, Michigan Engineering

    Automotive semiconductor effort builds momentum

  14. Concept illustration of an electric vehicle parked in front of a government building. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Electric, autonomous vehicles offer promise, but broad-based benefits elusive without public role

  15. The Michigan solar car team stands behind their yellow car, Astrum, at the ceremonial finish line in Adelaide, Australia. Tall buildings are visible in the background, and a red banner reads "Adelaide Australia" over the. The entire team is wearing maize and blue and are holding up the American flag.

    U-M solar car places fourth in global competition

  16. Concept illustration of an autonomous vehicle in a city. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Long-term benefits outweigh autonomous vehicle risks

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. The entire Michigan Solar Car race crew with its 2023 vehicle, Astrum, on the University of Michigan's North Campus in Ann Arbor, MI.

    ‘Astrum’ solar car shoots for the stars by pushing energy efficiency

  20. Concept illustration of electric vehicles at a charging station. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Full electrification of Uber and Lyft vehicles would provide only modest benefits to society, study shows