Officials expect a Michigan testing site for connected and driverless cars that will simulate a cityscape to be operational this spring. Called “M City,” the 32-acre site is taking shape on the University of Michigan’s North Campus in Ann Arbor. …
Industry, academic and policy experts are in Ann Arbor, Mich., this week for a connected cars conference. The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is hosting the 2014 Global Symposium on Connected Vehicles and Infrastructure. The event runs Monday through …
Following a U.S. Department of Transportation call to require vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology for all cars and light trucks on the nation’s highways, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has been tapped to design the delivery integration framework that will allow vehicles …
When does a smartphone make you dumb? When you’re driving. Dialing or texting on a phone is a proven distraction when you’re behind the wheel. And as “smart” as today’s phones are, they can’t compensate for human folly. Phone makers …
As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when suddenly a row of red lights pulsed on the lower windshield and a warning blared that another car was approaching …