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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Sharika Hegde Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2025

Photo of Henry Liu and Sharika Hegde at the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) 2025 Winter Banquet

Sharika Hegde Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2025

Photo of Henry Liu and Sharika Hegde at the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) 2025 Winter Banquet
Sharika Hegde and Henry Liu at the 2025 Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Winter Banquet in Washington, D.C.

Every year, each USDOT-funded University Transportation Center (UTC) selects a Student of the Year which is awarded at the Council of University Transportation Centers

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CCAT Renewed as USDOT Region 5 University Transportation Center

Autonomous Vehicle Driving at the American Center for Mobility

CCAT Renewed as USDOT Region 5 University Transportation Center

Autonomous Vehicle Driving at the American Center for Mobility
Test vehicle at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti, MI

As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, the U.S. Department of Transportation has renewed the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT) as the Region 5 University Transportation Center. It is the first time that

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Zachary Jerome Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2023

Headshot of Zachary Jerome, President of the Michigan Transportation Student Organization (MiTSO) for 2022-2023.

Zachary Jerome Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2023

Headshot of Zachary Jerome, President of the Michigan Transportation Student Organization (MiTSO) for 2022-2023.
Headshot of Zachary Jerome, the 2023 Student of the Year from the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

Every year, each USDOT-funded University Transportation Center (UTC) selects a Student of the Year which is awarded at the Council of University Transportation Centers

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Neda Masoud Receives CUTC and Cambridge Systematics New Faculty Award

Photo of NEda Masoud in a striped shirt

Neda Masoud Receives CUTC and Cambridge Systematics New Faculty Award

Photo of NEda Masoud in a striped shirt
Neda Masoud, Ph.D., Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Principal Investigator at the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

Neda Masoud, CCAT PI and Assistant Professor for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Michigan has received the CUTC –

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Alexander Sundt Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2022

Headshot of Alexander Sundt

Alexander Sundt Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2022

Headshot of Alexander Sundt
Alexander Sundt, the 2022 Student of the Year from the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

Every year, each USDOT-funded University Transportation Center (UTC) selects a Student of the Year which is awarded at the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) banquet

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