Mobility

Solar powered EV charging stations at 4th Avenue and Catherine Street in Ann Arbor.

Ann Arbor offers free electric vehicle chargers for commercial and multifamily buildings

The city of Ann Arbor has launched a new Commercial Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Program, which allows commercial and multifamily property owners in the city to receive up to four free level-2 EV chargers.

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A ribbon cutting for NAMC's new headquarters in Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor defense mobility group opens 7,000 sq. ft. new headquarters

The National Advanced Mobility Consortium has expanded its headquarters in Ann Arbor, strengthening the city's role in Michigan's $30 billion defense industry. 

A Visteon car in a tunnel on the American Center for Mobility facility.
Chelsea firehouse, Ypsi mobility testing ground, Dexter community center, and more get federal funds

Several important Washtenaw County projects are getting a financial leg up after recently receiving federal funding under the Community Project Funding system. 

Mohammed Islam, U-M professor of electrical and computer engineering, holds technology used to detect driver impairment.
Cars could detect drunk and impaired drivers using technology developed by U-M engineers

In an effort to lower the high rates of drunk-driving-related deaths, University of Michigan engineers have developed new technology that could recognize impaired drivers before they get on the road.

FreightMiner's booth at the North American International Auto Show.
Ann Arbor company develops software to enable autonomous trucking

FreightMiner's technology would allow trucks to be remotely operated at the beginning and the end of a drive, while being autonomously driven over the long freeway stretch.

The entire Michigan Solar Car race crew with its 2023 vehicle, Astrum, on the University of Michigan’s North Campus.
U-M returns to international solar car race for first time since 2019

After a four-year hiatus, the University of Michigan Solar Car Team will bring a new solar car to Australia for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge on Oct. 22-29. 

YCS Superintendent Alena Zachery-Ross.
New WCC initiative will train 300 Ypsi high schoolers and adults for high-demand careers

Lifting residents of the greater Ypsilanti area out of economic hardship and training them for well-paid jobs is the aim of the Advance Ypsi initiative.

Riders board an AAATA bus.
Here’s how transit in Washtenaw County will improve after recent millage passage

After voters this month approved the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority's proposal for a millage to expand transit services, service improvements are slated to take effect in summer 2024.

Nimbus founder and CEO Lihang Nong with a Nimbus prototype.
From tiny electric cars to smart intersections: Washtenaw County’s latest mobility innovations

We spoke to the people behind three of Washtenaw County’s latest mobility projects about how they are using technology to change our mobility landscape.

An A2GO shuttle.
Autonomous shuttle service to launch in Ann Arbor this fall

The service, called A2GO, will provide trips around a service area that connects Kerrytown, the University of Michigan campus, and the State Street corridor. 

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