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Autonomous and Connected Car 'Corridor' Connects Cities

The University of Michigan  is partnering with the state of Michigan, Ford Motor Company, and others to develop a first-of-its-kind corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles. The corridor is designed to advance smart infrastructure and future mobility. Initial project partners also include the university's Mcity Test Facility, U-M Transportation Research Institute, the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation; and the testing facility the American Center for Mobility. The first phase of the project is a feasibility assessment to test technology and explore the viability of a 40+-mile driverless vehicle corridor featuring lanes that support transit and shared mobility options in addition to private vehicles between Downtown Detroit and Ann Arbor.

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    00:00:06 [Music Plays] The University of Michigan has a long history in deploying connected vehicle technology, but also working in all the precursors to automated vehicles and now more recently actually automated vehicles. It's really about going to the next generation future of what connected and autonomous vehicles will need from the infrastructure, and making them more efficient and more safe. It's a multidisciplinary approach. It needs to take into consideration all the mobility needs people throughout the region, particularly the underserved communities. What can we do to get people more readily to jobs, to the grocery store, to

    00:00:55 the doctor's office? So this is really about focusing on making sure that there are options for people that don't currently exist. Success would be the ability to be able to address, you know transportation of mobility challenges individual communities have along the corridor, whether it's improved traffic flow, or it's safer crossings for pedestrians, or more room for bicyclists. So while you're addressing local needs you also have a larger corridor that supports cultural and educational exchange

    00:01:32 between downtown Detroit and the city of Ann Arbor.