The University of Michigan will receive a nearly $10 million grant to research connected vehicle technology.
The $9.85 million grant will Transportation Research Institute assigned to the University of Michigan and is intended to serve the infrastructure of ann arbor Prepare for automotive companies to test and deploy new technologies as part of the Ann Arbor Connected Environment Reimagined project.
According to the Federal Roads Administration, the “CV2X” is used. The project aims to connect cars, trucks, buses and pedestrians with safety information.
The director of the institute thinks that the funding would enable the research, the introduction of networked vehicles and infrastructures to accelerate in the US. It is also hoped that there will be new jobs and the establishment of industry. Besides, you want that too Vision Zero contribute to having no more road fatalities.
The grant is part of a $52.78 million program approved under the Infrastructure Investment and Labor Act enacted in 2021. The funds will go to eight projects across the country working on technology-based solutions to improve traffic on highways and in public transport.
The project was launched in 2012 with a $30 million grant from the US Department of Transportation and now covers an area of approximately 70 square kilometers, including the city of Ann Arbor.