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
Signalized Intersection in Birmginham, MI, a city in Oakland County.
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

This Spring, the

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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
Photo credit: MichaelVi – stock.adobe.com

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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CCAT Receives the 2026 Technology Transfer Leadership Award

Henry Liu and Debby Bezzina holding the 2026 CUTC Technology Transfer Leadership Award

CCAT Receives the 2026 Technology Transfer Leadership Award

Henry Liu and Debby Bezzina holding the 2026 CUTC Technology Transfer Leadership Award
Henry Liu and Debby Bezzina holding the Technology Transfer Leadership Award during the 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

Dr. Henry Liu, Director of the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), has accepted the Technology Transfer

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Zachary Jerome Honored with Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award for 2026

Slide featuring Dr. Zachary Jerome's headshot during the CUTC Awards Banquet

Zachary Jerome Honored with Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award for 2026

Zachary Jerome with Henry Liu at the CUTC Winter Banquet
Dr. Zachary Jerome with Dr. Henry Liu during the CUTC Award Banquet during the 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

Dr. Zachary Jerome, a former student and researcher affiliated with the Center for Connected and

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Richard Ajagu Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2026

Richard Ajagu with Henry Liu at the CUTC Winter Banquet

Richard Ajagu Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2026

Richard Ajagu with Henry Liu at the CUTC Winter Banquet
Richard Ajagu with Dr. Henry Liu during the CUTC Award Banquet during the 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

Every year, each USDOT-funded University Transportation Center (UTC) selects a Student of the Year,

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Roesler, Talebpour develop high-precision, all-weather V2I sensing system

Research vehicles outside of the AV Smart Mobility Lab

Roesler, Talebpour develop high-precision, all-weather V2I sensing system

Adverse weather conditions such as snow, heavy rain and fog impact the performance of sensors that assist vehicles with tasks like staying in lanes, providing warnings and more.

Research vehicles outside of the AV Smart Mobility Lab
Research vehicles outside of the AV Smart Mobility Laboratory
Photo by: Apidej Sakulneya/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CHAMPAIGN—An Illinois

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