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How do we help build confidence with the public when we want to deploy #artificialIntelligence solutions to address transportation challenges? That was one of the questions addressed during the 2024 Mcity Congress panel moderated by Taylor Lochrane Ph.D., P.E. (Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence) with speakers from academia and industry including Milena Boytchef (Amazon Web Services (AWS)), Karthik Duraisamy (Michigan Aerospace), Devesh U. (Saab, Inc.), and Ziran Wang (Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Purdue). Will the transportation sector adopt AI as the new norm or is it just hype? Watch the panel to find out: https://lnkd.in/gS9bmtQU

Dr. Jieping Ye, Vice President with the Alibaba Group and a Professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, served as a keynote speaker during the 2024 Mcity Congress in May. Dr. Ye spoke about Generative #artificialIntelligence for transportation and science. Watch Dr. Ye's keynote address: https://lnkd.in/gk_ec2Sm

We're looking forward to the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars in August! Dr. Henry Liu will join a session on integrating safety into the design and development of #autonomousVehicles on Wednesday, August 7th. Dr. Liu is joined by Matthew Borst (Keysight Technologies), Prof. Dr. Joachim G. Taiber (IAMTS - International Alliance for Mobility Testing & Standardization), and Mark Chung (National Safety Council). Register: https://myumi.ch/ErEP7

Mcity was honored to welcome Representative Ranjeev Puri to the 2024 Mcity Congress! Rep. Puri discussed the shifting vision for the transportation landscape in the State of Michigan and the younger generation's desire for alternative mobility solutions including transit. Watch his remarks: https://lnkd.in/gc6DmbZf

Rajanikant Patnaik A, Mcity's Senior Research Engineer, traveled to Ann Arbor from India with his wife (who researches brain cancer) and son. At Mcity, Raj has helped develop Mcity 2.0, the advanced remote platform that gives researchers all across the world easy, remote access to the resources of the Mcity Test Facility. Learn more about Raj: https://myumi.ch/eg1kz

We are ecstatic to announce that Professor Alexandra K. Murphy (University of Michigan - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy) has joined Mcity as Associate Director of Social Science Research! Broadly, Murphy’s research uses ethnographic methods to examine how poverty and inequality are experienced, structured, and reproduced across and within multiple domains of social life, from neighborhoods to social networks. Learn more: https://myumi.ch/AZydb

Today is your last chance to register for the Mcity AV Challenge! The challenge pits researchers against each other to design an #autonomousVehicle decision-making module that can safely, efficiently and comfortably navigate routes in Mcity's virtual proving ground. Join the nearly 30 teams that have registered for a chance to present at the ITSC Workshop on Safety Testing and Validation of Connected and Automated Vehicles in September. Learn more: https://myumi.ch/23r4n

It was an honor to welcome Justine Johnson, Chief Mobility Officer for the State of Michigan, to the 2024 Mcity Congress! Justine kicked off the conference to discuss all of the mobility opportunities available in the State, and to highlight the importance of collaboration. Watch Justine's remarks: https://lnkd.in/gsXhFFwz

Mcity Principal Engineer Derek Johnson and Network Engineer Vince Belanger spoke on a panel at the American Meteorological Society Automated Vehicles & Meteorology Summit this morning focused on AV Communication and Readiness. Derek and Vince were joined by Anthony Magnan, CVP (Verizon) and James (Jim) Misener (Qualcomm). Learn more about Mcity's Research Projects: https://myumi.ch/7P6zN

In May we hosted our annual Congress in person for the first time since 2019! More than 200 representatives from academia, government, and industry came to learn about #artificialIntelligence and how it will impact transportation safety, efficiency, and equity. Over the next week, we will release all the discussions, in their entirety, including keynote addresses, panel discussions, and more. Watch Dr. Henry Liu's opening remarks: https://lnkd.in/gZXyEyhJ