CCAT Director’s Research Published in Nature Communications

Photo of Henry Liu in the Michigan Traffic Lab

CCAT Director’s Research Published In Nature Communications

Photo of Henry Liu in the Michigan Traffic Lab

Why do auto manufacturers have to keep moving the goalposts on driverless vehicles? According to a research paper recently published in Nature Communications by Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT) Director and Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor at the University of Michigan, Dr. Henry Liu, one of

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CCAT in the News: Advanced Transportation Center in The Detroit News

CCAT in the News: Advanced Transportation Center in The Detroit News


The Detroit News has covered the Advanced Transportation Center and the how the program will impact Detroit’s future as an automotive leader. A partner of CCAT, Washtenaw Community College provides students with a two-year program that trains them in the latest technology advancements in

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CCAT Partners with U-M, Cavnue, and more on ‘Road of the Future’

CCAT Partners with U-M, Cavnue, and more on ‘Road of the Future’


Announced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer this afternoon, The Center for Connected and Automated Transportation is a partner in a project that will develop a first-of-its-kind corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles. Other partners on the project include Ford Motor Co., Mcity, U-M Transportation Research

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University of Michigan Wins Transportation Technology Tournament

University of Michigan Wins Transportation Technology Tournament


Under the guidance of CCAT PI, Neda Masoud, students at the University of Michigan won the Transportation Technology Tournament. The tournament is hosted by the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the U.S. DOT ITS JPO PCB program. It allows students to work directly with public agencies

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20/20 Global Symposium Delivers CAV Conversation to Over 600

20/20 Global Symposium Delivers CAV Conversation to Over 600


The Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT) at the University of Michigan just hosted its 3rd annual Global Symposium on Connected and Automated Vehicles. Twenty-nine speakers from across the United States, working in a variety of areas within the mobility and transportation sector, came together

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CCAT Researcher to Moderate Session at IEEE ITSC 2020

CCAT Researcher to Moderate Session at IEEE ITSC 2020


CCAT Researcher, Nadia Gkritza, will be moderating a session at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) in Rhodes, Greece. The session is titled: “Advances in Connected and Autonomous Mobility: From Data to Models, Impacts and Enablers

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CCAT Director Presents at PACTrans

CCAT Director Presents at PACTrans


CCAT Director Henry Liu spoke at the PacTrans University Transportation Center at the University of Washington. The title of his discussion was: “Critical Scenario Generation for Accelerated Testing of Autonomous Vehicles”, which provides a general framework for the testing scenario library generation (TSLG) problem. If you missed Professor Liu’s discussion,

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CCAT Student Bortiorkor Alabi to Receive WTS Chapter Scholarship

CCAT Student Bortiorkor Alabi to Receive WTS Chapter Scholarship


CCAT student, Bortiorkor Alabi, has been selected to receive the WTS Chapter Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship for 2019-2020, Greater Indianapolis Chapter. This scholarship recognizes a graduate female in the transportation industry and academia. Their goal is to support and encourage future female leaders in

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CCAT Researcher Recipient of the 2019 Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award

CCAT Researcher Recipient of the 2019 Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award


CCAT former student and current researcher, Dr. Sikai Chen, has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Milton Pikarsky Memorial award. This prize is given to the best Ph.D. dissertation in the transportation science and technology category. His dissertation is titled: “Safety

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