INSIGHT | March 2024

EV scholars program helps future engineers, mobility companies and the state of Michigan

Through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Michigander Scholars Program, launched about a year ago, 41 University of Michigan College of Engineering students have received either $5,000 for taking an internship with a participating company, or $10,000 for accepting a full-time position. Companies involved include Bosch, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, LG Electronics, ZF Group and more. Lamar King, pictured above, will take his love of cars and racing with him this summer when he begins an internship at GM.

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GPS data from a only a few connected vehicles can greatly reduce traffic jams, delays

Using GPS data from as few as 6% of vehicles on the road, University of Michigan researchers can recalibrate traffic signals to significantly reduce congestion and delays at intersections. For an 18-month pilot study conducted in Birmingham, Michigan, a team led by Mcity Director Henry Liu used connected vehicle data insights provided by General Motors to test its system, resulting in a 20% to 30% decrease in the number of stops at signalized intersections. GM is an Mcity Affiliate member.

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Mcity Staff Spotlight

Darian Hogue, pictured above with his wife, Deyja, had his eye on the movies when he studied 3-D simulation and animation at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, while picking up a minor in software engineering. Hollywood's loss is Mcity's gain.

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Welcome RoboSense! LiDAR company will expand Mcity data collection capabilities

RoboSense recently joined Mcity as an Affiliate member. The lidar technology company, which has a North American headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan, will contribute its M Platform sensors and ground truth software for research and development at Mcity. RoboSense Executive Vice President Mark Qiu, left in the photo above, joined Mcity Director Henry Liu in January at the Mcity Test Facility to sign the membership agreement.

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2023 ITS America Conference and Expo

April 22-25, 2024

Phoenix Convention Center

Phoenix, Arizona

Heading to Phoenix for the ITS American Conference and Expo? Stop by Booth 2445 and say hello! Mobility leaders from the University of Michigan, including Mcity, will be in the University of Michigan booth, which will also feature the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation and the U-M Transportation Research Institute.

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2024 CCAT Global Symposium

May 21-22, 2024

Washtenaw Community College

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Registration is open for the 2024 CCAT Global Symposium! In-person and virtual participation is available for this two-day, two-track program that will cover a variety of issues related to connected and automated vehicles.

The symposium is sponsored by the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), a regional transportation research center funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, with support from Mcity and the U-M Transportation Research Institute.

ABOUT THE 2024 GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM