Ann Arbor will soon be home to more than 20 “smart intersections”—capable of gathering and transmitting information in real time to connected cars—as part of a University of Michigan effort to demonstrate the safety potential of connected and automated vehicles.

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Researchers use new technologies at Mcity to test the boundaries and expand the capacities of smart, connected, and driverless vehicles.

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U-M opens Mcity, the world’s first controlled environment to test connected and automated vehicle technologies.

  U-M researchers are teaching cars, roads, traffic lights, and other roadside devices to talk to each other. Their conversations just might make driving easy, save lives, and generally improve road conditions. Connected vehicles will inform each other out about such things as traffic tie-ups, icy roads, disabled vehicles, and lane closures. And drivers will Read more

Ann Arbor is home to a first-of-its-kind test of “smart” technology that allows vehicles and highway infrastructure to communicate with each other. The goal is to help reduce crashes and improve traffic congestion.