Safety
Every year tens of thousands of lives are lost in transportation related accidents in the U.S. alone. That number climbs to 1.3 million on a global basis. In addition, between 20-50 million people suffer non-fatal, yet life-changing injuries. UMTRI’s dedicated faculty and research staff are committed to dramatically reducing fatalities and injuries while improving mobility for all.
Equity
93% percent of the worlds fatalities on the roads occur in low and middle-income countries. In high-income countries like the U.S., people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to be involved in crashes. Social inequity in transportation systems has a disproportionate impact on historically underserved communities, rural communities and their residents.
Efficiency
At UMTRI we’re addressing both energy efficiency and personal efficiency, and identifying solutions that reduce vehicle miles traveled, which reduces fuel consumption and vehicle emissions while also reducing an individual’s risk for being involved in a crash.
Efficiency
In the U.S. crashes and congestion create 5.5 billion hours of travel delays and $70 billion in economic costs. At UMTRI we’re working on solutions that get people, goods and services where they need to be and in an efficient manner. We’re addressing both energy efficiency and personal efficiency and identifying solutions that reduce vehicle miles traveled.
NEWS
Ground Breaking New Approach to generating human-driver benchmarks
UMTRI Experts at 2023 AutoMobili-D
UMTRI Student Open House – 9/12/2023
2022 Michigan Traffic Fatalities Remain Alarmingly High
Michigan Traffic Crash Facts – 2022 data released
UMTRI receives $9.8M from U.S. DOT for C-V2X
Impacts of EV charging on grid – focus of AI study
UMTRI family open house, June 1,2023
$130M Electric Vehicle Center Launches at U-M
Dense reinforcement learning for safety validation of autonomous vehicles: Nature
$15M for CAV’s,CCAT Renewal
UMTRI’s Carol Flanagan Receives Prestigious Award
UMTRI Staff Members Receive CoE Staff Incentive Award
UMTRI 2022 Publications
UMTRI External Advisory Meets in 2022
UMTRI celebrates 30 years of Michigan Traffic Crash Facts
UMTRI Experts Lead Major Data Gathering Effort
August 2022 Research Review
$5m to access remote, next-generation autonomous vehicle testing at Mcity
Students Present at UMTRI 2022 Student Poster Competition
Carol Flannagan: Speed and risky behavior on roads during the pandemic
NHTSA Releases New Data About AV Crashes
Adaptive Designing for Human Mobility Safety
UMTRI Staff receive Michigan Engineering Award
Henry Liu named director of Mcity
Infrastructure Bill includes alcohol interlock system
Consumer Reports: Safest Way to Drive While Pregnant
UMTRI’s Jim Sayer – Profiles in Transportation
URC UNIVERSITIES LEAD THE NATION IN DEVELOPING TALENT FOR MOBILITY
EVENTS
October 1, 2023
12-11:59pm EST
October 1, 2023
12-11:59pm EST
October 1, 2023
12-11pm EST
October 1, 2023
12-11:59pm EST
October 1, 2023
12-11:59pm EST
