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Research

Research

Connected vehicles, connected infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles are the greatest enabler to dramatically improving safety on roadways around the world and are the biggest opportunity to reduce fuel consumption and improve congestion. Below, you can explore CCAT’s cutting-edge research by year, by university partner, and by our six research thrusts.

View by Award Year

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2022

View by University Lead

The Center for Connected and Automated Transportation is a partnership between the University of Michigan, the University of Akron, Central State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University, and Washtenaw Community College. Click the consortium member logos below to view the projects that they are spearheading.

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Logo. The link directs to research conducted by UMTRI under the CCAT program.
University of Michigan
Central State University Logo. The link directs to research conducted by Central State University under the CCAT program.
Central State University
Illinois Center for Transportation Logo. The link directs to research conducted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the CCAT program.
Illinois Center for Transportation
Purdue University Logo. The link directs to research conducted by Purdue University under the CCAT program.
Purdue University
University of Akron Logo. The link directs to research conducted by the University of Akron under the CCAT program.
University of Akron

View by Research Thrust

The Center for Connected and Automated Transportation focuses its research in six domains. These include Control & Operations, Enabling Technology, Human Factors, Infrastructure Design & Management, Modeling & Implementation, and Policy & Planning. Click on the bubble below to learn more about a specific research thrust along with our projects that focus on it.

Controls & Operations

Infrastructure Design & Management

Enabling Technology

Modeling & Implementation

Human Factors

Policy & Planning