Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation partners with researchers across U-M to ensure a safe, efficient and modern transportation system, which improves quality of life and increases the productivity of workers and businesses.
$11 MILLION
Research Supported by DoT in FY23
40
Active Projects Supported by DoT
32
Faculty, Postdocs and Grad Students Supported Annually by DoT
$15 million for connected and automated transportation, renewing U-M-led Midwest hub
The University of Michigan will continue to lead regional efforts aimed at transitioning the nation to connected and automated vehicles—bolstered by a new $15 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
$9.8M to boost connected vehicle research at U-M, expand Ann Arbor deployment
A new $9.8 million federal grant will assist efforts at the University of Michigan to deploy cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology, allowing a new generation of cars to exchange safety-enhancing data with the world around them.
World’s first realistic simulated driving environment based on ‘crash-prone’ Michigan intersection
The first statistically realistic roadway simulation has been developed by researchers at the University of Michigan. While it currently represents a particularly perilous roundabout, future work will expand it to include other driving situations for testing autonomous vehicle software.