U of Michigan, Carmakers Fund Research Toward Communicating Cars
By Claims Journal, October 9, 2014
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A group of companies, including several large automakers, have joined a public-private research initiative to lay the groundwork for a system that wirelessly connects vehicles and helps smooth the flow of traffic, the University on Michigan said.
The university’s Mobility Transformation Center will help develop and implement technology that allows vehicles to talk to each other and surrounding infrastructure like stoplights to reduce traffic congestion and vehicle accidents. The program includes increased use of technology to automate functions like cruise control and traveling in stop-and-go driving.
The initiative hopes to implement a working connected and automated car system by 2021 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the university is based and testing a pilot program, the school said.
