Committed to transportation safety and efficiency worldwide.
We provide multidisciplinary transportation research to automotive companies, independent labs, and government agencies.
Our experts are pioneers, catalysts, and innovators.
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 Group Leadership Signals a Bright Future for UMTRI
Five research groups. One shared mission: transforming transportation.
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Beyond the Crash Test Dummy: New U-M Center Will Test Safety Systems Against the Whole Population
A U-M team led by Jingwen Hu, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) and professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE), has won $750,000 through the university’s Strategic Initiative Fund (SIF) to build a fix: the Center of Safety for All (Safety4All).
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IEEE IV26 Symposium Brings the World’s Automation Researchers to Detroit
Planning for the symposium began more than a year before attendees arrived in Detroit. The event was led by Henry Liu, director of UMTRI and Mcity, who served as General Chair, and Gábor Orosz, U-M professor of civil and environmental engineering, who served as Technical Program Chair.