News & Events

Mobility Council’s report addresses challenges state must meet to continue as global leader

Governor’s $25M funding proposal for Mobility Futures Initiative supports a new statewide collaboration advancing Michigan’s position in the rapidly evolving mobility industry.

MSF approves support for electric vehicle manufacturing expansion, community vitality projects, entrepreneurship programs to continue Michigan’s economic recovery

• Magna to create 300 jobs with new high-tech facility in St. Clair to manufacture battery enclosures for 2022 GMC Hummer EV • Community development projects in Detroit, Holland, and Alma bringing new opportunities for economic growth • Programs extended to grow entrepreneurship ecosystem in communities throughout the state

Whitmer: Magna’s investment in St. Clair creating more than 300 jobs, strengthening Michigan as leader in EV manufacturing

● Magna adding 304 jobs, investing $70.1 million in St. Clair with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund ● New state-of-the art facility will build battery enclosures for GM’s new GMC Hummer EV ● Project solidifies company’s presence in state, underscores Michigan’s leadership in advanced auto manufacturing and future mobility

This year will be huge for electric cars — here’s why

Seven new EVs coming in 2021 and what they tell us about this massive sea change in the auto industry

New Mcity OS tools make it easy to create, execute, and repeat AV test scenarios at Mcity Test Facility or other test sites

New software and hardware developed by a team of engineers at the University of Michigan’s Mcity automated vehicle research center now makes it possible for researchers to create and execute complex, sophisticated, and easily repeatable tests of connected vehicles, automated vehicles, and connected and automated vehicles, potentially saving testing time and costs, and accelerating product development.

Michigan moves autonomy forward by air, by land – and yes – even by sea

Mobility is defined as the movement of people, goods and information. For many years, the mobility conversation focused on the ground – autonomous and electric vehicles, shared mobility solutions, next-generation propulsion systems. In the last decade, the conversation around air mobility and smart cities has also gotten a great deal of coverage as companies large and small test a variety of solutions.

First license for AV testing software developed by U-M’s Mcity goes to American Center for Mobility

A unique new cloud-based operating system for testing connected or automated vehicles has for the first time been licensed for use beyond Mcity at the University of Michigan, where it was developed.

$9.95M for ‘smart intersections’ across Ann Arbor

Technology embedded in existing infrastructure will provide data to connected and automated vehicles, bolstering safety

Mobility is Opportunity

Episode 100 Guests: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist and Trevor Pawl

EGLE awards second round of EV charger grants

Nine more locations in Michigan will soon offer electric vehicle fast charging stations under a second round of grants that total $448,204 awarded today by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.