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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Navigating AI in transportation: New national consortium aims to guide agencies
Three leading transportation research institutes are joining forces with agencies, universities, industry and the public so no one in transportation has to figure out AI alone.
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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).