Trust vs. takeover: AV attitudes dictate driver control at J-turn intersections

Back of vehicles as they make a U-turn

Trust vs. takeover: AV attitudes dictate driver control at J-turn intersections

Back of vehicles as they make a U-turn
Rear view of vehicles as they make a U-turn
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As vehicles travel along rural highways, a mistimed entrance from a side-road stop sign could result in a fatal high-speed crash. An increasingly popular engineering solution to this dangerous situation is

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CCAT PI Earns National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Ziran Wang LLM Team standing in front of a research vehicle

CCAT PI Earns National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Ziran Wang LLM Team standing in front of a research vehicle
Yunsheng Ma, Can Cui, Zichong Yang, Yupeng Zhou, Xu Cao, Wenqian Ye, and Ziran Wang stand in front of a Purdue University research vehicle
Photo credit: Ziran Wang/Purdue University, Lyles School of Civil Engineering

Purdue University researcher Ziran Wang has received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF)

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Self-driving cars: near-miss driving data can expedite AV algorithm training

Photograph of the State Street Ellsworth Road Roundabout.

Self-driving cars: near-miss driving data can expedite AV algorithm training

Photograph of the State Street Ellsworth Road Roundabout.
A roundabout at Ellsworth and State on the south side of Ann Arbor
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new approach to boosting self-driving vehicle algorithms that could significantly reduce the time

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Research probes cyber risks in next-generation traffic signals

A set of traffic signals showing solid red

Research probes cyber risks in next-generation traffic signals

A set of traffic signals showing solid red
A set of traffic signals showing solid red at night
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As traffic management has grown more sophisticated, many intersections in the United States have switched to actuated traffic signal controls, which use cameras or pavement sensors to detect vehicles and extend the green

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CCAT Welcomes USDOT Leadership to Explore Research and to Participate during Ninth Annual Conference

University of Michigan representatives with USDOT leadership

CCAT Welcomes USDOT Leadership to Explore Research and to Participate during Ninth Annual Conference

Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology provided a keynote address and joined a fireside chat on artificial intelligence

University of Michigan representatives with USDOT leadership
UMTRI and USDOT leadership stand in front of an UMTRI sign
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

This Spring,

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Researchers urge ‘digital guardrails’ to protect automated vehicles from cyberattacks

A Waymo robotaxi drives through an urban environment

Researchers urge ‘digital guardrails’ to protect automated vehicles from cyberattacks

A Waymo robotaxi drives through an urban environment
A Waymo robotaxi navigating an intersection in San Francisco
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Companies across the country are beginning to introduce driverless automated vehicles (AVs) on public roads. Waymo, for example, is testing a robotaxi service in Minneapolis, initially with human drivers behind the

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Purdue University Participates in 3rd Annual Autonomous Marine Transportation Competition

Purdue University Team in the water

Purdue University Participates in 3rd Annual Autonomous Marine Transportation Competition

Purdue University Team in the water
Purdue University Team at the Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuver Indiana Collegiate Challenge

Researchers from the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT) will participate in the 3rd Annual Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuver Indiana Collegiate Challenge (AIMM ICC), taking place April 17–18, 2026, at Pokagon State

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Senator Gary Peters Calls for Bipartisan Action on Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)

Henry Liu on stage at the 2025 UMTRI Symposium

Senator Gary Peters Calls for Bipartisan Action on Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)

Henry Liu on stage at the 2025 UMTRI Symposium
Henry Liu at the podium during the 2025 UMTRI Symposium
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

Gary Peters, Senior Senator from Michigan, has urged that the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill include a bipartisan framework for autonomous vehicles (AVs).

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