Economic Evaluation of Commercial Remote Sensors for Bridge Health Monitoring
The Michigan Tech Transportation Institute and Michigan Tech Research Institute, in cooperation with the Center for Automotive Research and the Michigan Department of Transportation, have investigated...
View ArticleEconomic Contribution of the Ford Motor Company Michigan Assembly Plant to...
Michigan has a rich legacy of automotive assets that are a bedrock of the state’s economy. This report examines the extensive supply chain that supports one assembly plant – Ford’s Michigan Assembly...
View ArticleInternational Survey of Best Practices in Connected and Automated Vehicle...
Michigan is a major U.S. center of connected vehicle technology development and testing, but other states within the country are involved in significant connected vehicle activities as are other...
View ArticleChallenges and Opportunities for Developing Sustainable Transportation...
With an increasing population and expanding economy, China has emerged as an important world power. In recent decades, China’s urban population has grown exponentially, with a corresponding increase in...
View ArticleAssessment of Tax Revenue Generated by the Automotive Sector for the Year 2013
This CAR study demonstrates that the U.S. automotive sector has a large impact throughout the nation and provides support to state and federal governments in the form of taxes and fees collected from...
View ArticleContribution of the Automotive Industry to the Economies of All Fifty States...
Six years after the worst recession since the 1930s, the American economy is demonstrating many signs of strengthening, and the auto industry is helping drive that recovery. Despite recent economic...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing Transportation Systems Data
“Crowdsourcing” has been a topic of increasing interest in the popular press, but the concept is often ill-defined. Crowdsourcing involves leveraging the combined intelligence, knowledge, or experience...
View ArticleUse of Data from Connected and Automated Vehicles for Travel Demand Modeling
Travel demand modeling is a crucial component of transportation planning and system management. Unfortunately, creating an accurate model of network traffic patterns can be difficult and time...
View ArticleStrategic Growth Plan for Connected and Automated Vehicle Assets in Southeast...
Michigan is known worldwide for leading-edge research and manufacturing for the automotive and defense industries. Southeast Michigan (greater Detroit), in particular, is an established hub of...
View ArticleFuture Cities: Navigating the New Era of Mobility
This report was commissioned by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Automotive Office to assess the potential impacts of CAVs and innovative mobility services on local communities in...
View ArticleOpportunities to Encourage On-road Connected and Automated Vehicle Testing –...
Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology has the potential to revolutionize transportation and mobility. For now, the most promising technologies are still being researched, developed, tested,...
View ArticleImplementation Recommendations for Management Procedures for Data Collected...
The report first reviews six MDOT data systems: Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Regional Integrated Transportation Information System (RITIS), Transportation Asset Management System (TAMS),...
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