Nature Publication on simulated vehicles that reduce cost and time of AV testing cover page of March 23, 2023 Issue

Nature Publication on simulated vehicles that reduce cost and time of AV testing cover page of March 23, 2023 Issue

Photo of Xintao Yan, Haojie Zhu, Shengyin Shen, and Haowei Sun standing in front of a laptop at the Mcity Test Facility.
From left, Xintao Yan, Haojie Zhu, Shengyin Shen, and Haowei Sun prepare to conduct an autonomous vehicle test run at Mcity on North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, January
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CCAT Renewed as USDOT Region 5 University Transportation Center

CCAT Renewed as USDOT Region 5 University Transportation Center

Photograph of an automated research vehicle moving through the American Center for Mobility Test track.
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

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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CCAT Announces Joint Funding Opportunity with Mcity, Deadline Moves to January 17th

CCAT Announces Joint Funding Opportunity with Mcity, Deadline Moves to January 17th

A promotional image of the Mcity test track and an L-4 autonomous vehicle. There is text that reads '2022 Funding Opportunity'.
CCAT Level 4 Autonomous Vehicle drives on the Mcity test track

The deadline for the 2022 funding opportunity from the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT) has moved from November 29th, 2021 to January 17th, 2022. CCAT has also announced a joint

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CCAT Principal Investigator Appointed Interim Chair of U-M CEE Department

CCAT Principal Investigator Appointed Interim Chair of U-M CEE Department

Dr. Yafeng Yin, Department Chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Michigan
Photo: Megan Ocelnik/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing

Yafeng Yin, Ph.D. has been appointed to be the interim chair at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the

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CCAT Announces 2022 Funding Opportunity

CCAT Announces 2022 Funding Opportunity

Picture of Level 4 Autonomous Vehicle on American Center for Mobility Track. It features text that reads '2022 Funding Opportunity' and 'Deployment' which is the focus for this year's research funding.
CCAT Level 4 Autonomous Vehicle drives on the American Center for Mobility test track

The Center for Connected and Automated Transportation has announced its 2022 funding opportunity, with $1,000,000 allocated. The USDOT Region 5 University Transportation Center (UTC) is interested in research that will significantly influence the next generation of

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