Connected Car
The grant renews and expands the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), based in Ann Arbor and led by U-M. Announced in 2016 and funded with $15.76 million over its first six years, CCAT is one of 10 regional USDOT University Transportation Centers nationwide. “CCAT has also collaborated heavily with industry to establish southeast Michigan and the Midwest as the definitive regions for connected and automated transportation and mobility,” Liu says. Original CCAT members include Purdue University, the University of Akron, the University of Illinois, Washtenaw Community College, and Central State University in Ohio. The new additions are Northwestern University, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Wisconsin.