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Based in Ann Arbor, in proximity to Michigan’s automotive industry, the Transportation Research Institute’s team of dedicated faculty and staff offers independent, high-quality, and rigorous research and testing at facilities that encompass physical, virtual, and big data capabilities.
NEWS & EVENTS
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New traffic signal reduces unnecessary stops
Optimizing signals to keep up with changes in traffic flows isn’t a simple task. The time and cost of traffic counts and recalculation, taking roughly two to six months and up to $4,500 per intersection, mean most municipalities won’t reassess for two to five years and sometimes even decades. U-M project reduces time and cost.
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YouthShape.US: A new study of the body size and shape of U.S. children and youth
“Most product designers today are looking up data on body size in the same way their predecessors did in the 1960s,” says Matt Reed, Don B. Chaffin Collegiate Research Professor and head of UMTRI’s Biosciences Group. “Our goal is to provide a new, dynamic way of interacting with the data through online apps.”
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Technology evolves but human behavior drives outcomes
UMTRI experts attend the 2025 Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Annual Meeting – ASPIRE – and share UMTRI’s ongoing commitment to advancing human factors research.