Research from the University of Michigan

Research from the University of Michigan


As the program lead, the University of Michigan conducts research across all six thrusts at three of the college’s locations: the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, and the University of Michigan – Dearborn. Click the buttons below to view research from each of these institutions.

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute


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Principal Investigator:
Robert Hampshire
Research Thrusts: Enabling Technology

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor


Driving Etiquette
Principal Investigator:
Huei Peng
Research Thrusts: Control & Operations
Supporting People with Vision Impairments in Automated Vehicles
Principal Investigator:
Robin Brewer & Nicole Ellison
Research Thrusts: Human Factors

University of Michigan – Dearborn


Reliable V2V Communication Networks: Applications in Fuel-Efficient Platooning
Principal Investigator:
Sridhar Lakshmanan & Paul Richardson
Research Thrusts: Enabling Technology
xBOT – A Versatile Robot to Assist Testing of Autonomous-Connected Vehicles
Principal Investigator:
Sridhar Lakshmanan, Paul Richardson, & Weidong Xiang
Research Thrusts: Control & Operations, Enabling Technology, Infrastructure Design & Management