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COURTESY OF MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY The state made Michigan International Speedway a test site for connected cars in 2009. The lingo of the connected car industryConnected vehicle: Equipped with technology that enables a connection between other vehicles, infrastructure and a consumer wireless device.Automated vehicle: Uses mechatronics and sometimes connectivity to gather information and autonomously perform driving functions. Automated technology includes lane departure warning systems, emergency braking and adaptive cruise control.Autonomous vehicle: A vehicle equipped with radar, remote sensing, cameras and other technology to perform many or all of the driving functions — better known as a self-driving car. Automotive experts think partially autonomous vehicles will be sold by 2020.Green means go, but the light at Plymouth and Green roads in Ann Arbor is signaling to proceed with so much more.The intersection is equipped with connected vehicle technology, in which a transmitter on the light post sends information to and from servers and the nearly 2,900 vehicles participating in the research. The crossing is one of 25 infrastructure technologies installed as part of the Safety Pilot research program between University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and the U.S. Department of Transportation.The $22 million, federally funded pilot program has spurred the government to promise legislation on connected vehicle technologies as the automotive industry continues to advance.Ann Arbor is one of many sites, and stakeholders, in Michigan posturing to bank on the future of connected cars. The Michigan Department of Transportation and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. are focused on creating a connected car development framework, even if the industry segment is in its nascent stage.In Ann Arbor, the roughly $20 million UMTRI Safety Pilot program, which has existed since 2012, includes the deployment of cars, commercial vans, buses and motorcycles equipped with transmitters and data-logging devices to track position, acceleration and velocity to vehicles and infrastructure.”There are larger questions about connected cars that must be answered, which is what we’re setting out to do,” said Peter Sweatman, director of UMTRI. “We need to understand the impact to the economy, urban and suburban infrastructure, and people’s lives.”While many of these questions remain unanswered, USDOT and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found enough evidence from the ongoing UMTRI study to announce in February that they will move forward with determining vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure regulations.The preliminary data from the study is being analyzed by a third party.”Vehicle-to-vehicle technology represents the next generation of auto safety improvements, building on the life-saving achievements we’ve already seen with safety belts and airbags,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement.No timeline has been determined, but the federal stance on the issue has fueled the automotive industry, researchers, and state and local economic development officials into action, said Richard Wallace, director of transportation systems analysis for the Ann Arbor-based Center for Automotive Research.”With the expectation of a mandate, localities (want) to take advantage by having some infrastructure investment,” Wallace said. “Right now, they don’t have a lot of expertise, but that could change sooner than later.”Michigan sets the pace Nigel Francis The MEDC identified connected vehicle technology as its top priority, said Nigel Francis, the state’s car czar and senior vice president of the MEDC’s automotive office.”Connected is new, and we are already the global leader in this technology,” Francis said. “However, technology moves quickly and automotive needs to continue to speed up development; I’ve learned in my career in the industry that it’s much better to take a leap of faith toward the future than play catch-up.”The MEDC is playing gatekeeper and salesman to what it hopes is a growing technology in the state’s dominant industry.”It’s pretty clear that the investment will need to come from the public sector as well as the private sector to be successful,” Francis said. “We’re supporting the existing industry and looking to create interesting businesses in the state tied to these technologies.”To show the state is serious about this technology, MDOT, MEDC and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources threw its support behind securing Belle Isle for the Intelligent Transport Systems 21st World Congress, to run concurrently at Cobo Center Sept. 7-11.The island will host live demonstrations of connected vehicles and the extension of connectivity with autonomous vehicle technology, in which passenger vehicles drafcentrum-wolvega , commercial trucks and military vehicles operate with little to no interaction from a driver.Oakland County also wants in on the action. In February, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson appointed a task force to draft recommendations on how to deploy the first countywide connected vehicle infrastructure system.”I will be placing Oakland County on the global map as the first county in the world to initiate a countywide connected car ecosystem,” Patterson said in a statement. Elaina Farnsworth Elaina Farnsworth, CEO of Pontiac-based automotive mobility firm Mobile Comply LLC and director of global communications for the International Connected Vehicle Trade Association, was appointed to the Oakland task force.Farnsworth said as test beds for connected vehicle technologies continue to expand, Oakland County can be in a unique position to lead.”There are still so many facets of the technology that need to be explored and proven, but Oakland County intends to test and validate a business model to support this technology,” she said.Global industry CEOs recognize a need for infrastructure investment as well.Automotive CEOs say advancements in technology have influenced the need to invest in building infrastructure and replacing or updating infrastructure, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC’s 17th annual global CEO survey, “Fit for growth: The automotive industry — Where it’s going and how it plans to get there.”About 57 percent said they are concerned there aren’t enough basic infrastructures to support new technologies in the next five years, which will inhibit business growth, according to the survey.”Change is here, and leading companies are closely evaluating every aspect of their business,” said Rick Hanna, PWC’s global automotive leader, based in Detroit.But executive interest doesn’t always equate to investment, Francis said. Public and private funding are deemed necessary, but stakeholders must be wary of creating too much, too fast without getting buy-in from the auto industry, he said.”We need to be sure the industry wants any facility we co-develop,” Francis said. “We have to be careful that we develop the resources the industry wants and needs; otherwise, we’ll end up with a big white elephant.”As research continues, UM is boosting its Safety Pilot to 9,000 vehicles and constructing a $6.5 million test track for autonomous vehicles, a next-wave technology for connected cars.Connected benefitsA short car drive away from Ann Arbor, the success of another proposed connected vehicle development center, in Ypsilanti Township, could serve as the bellwether for more in-state investment.Detroit-based Walbridge Development LLC, a subsidiary of Walbridge Group Inc., entered into an agreement for redevelopment of General Motors Co.’s former Willow Run Powertrain Plant in September 2013.The plan is to redevelop a majority of the 332-acre site into a connected vehicle research center. Walbridge will own and operate the shared research and development center, which will be used by automakers, suppliers and research institutions.Walbridge has been quiet about the plan, which is contingent on industry and government buy-in. A decision about the future of the center is expected in the next 12 months, the company previously told Crain’s.Representatives from Walbridge did not respond to a phone call and email about the center in time for deadline for this story.For existing entities with test tracks and other areas of open space available for multipurpose use, work on connected vehicles pilot projects is easy extra revenue.MDOT, with assistance from the MEDC, made the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyna test site in 2009, using it to market Michigan’s research and development prowess. MIS offers its 1,400 acre site to suppliers and automakers to test connected, automated and autonomous technologies.Roger Curtis, president of MIS, said the racetrack grounds works for the current iteration of connected vehicle testing.”For the most part, it just worked; we’ve repaved the infield road course, but consider ourselves the first course for testing before companies move on to something more tailored for their needs,” Curtis said. “We have a lot of unused assets; it’s low maintenance for us, and it helps keep jobs or even bring jobs to Michigan.”Companies used MIS for testing for about 150 days in 2013, up from 100 in 2012. Firms testing on the grounds include Roush Industries Inc., USDOT, Hitachi Ltd., Toyota Motor Corp., Hyundai Motor Co. and others.The connected vehicle testing makes a very small margin for MIS’ revenue, and the track is there to help the state and its race teams, Curtis said.”We’ve amassed a good resume, but compared to NASCAR and the other fan events … it’s still a very small piece of our revenue stream,” Curtis said. “And likely always will be.”Dustin Walsh: (313) 446-6042, [email protected]. Twitter: @dustinpwalsh Related LinksIf entrepreneurship is to revive Detroit replica hermes handbags , it can’t be fueled by big business aloneTime for talk about real engagementQ&A with Stewart Thornhill: New head of UM entrepreneur institute puts foot on acceleratorSTEM programs make impact, still need work, advocates saySTEM pioneer DAPCEP pushes to reach students earlyRobot contest aims to build STEM interest
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