Mobility @ MSU News
MSU engineers create bendable, self-heating and healing concrete
Concrete is the second largest consumed material in the U.S., and its production is responsible for 8% to 10% of carbon dioxide emissions. Civil engineers at Michigan State University have developed flexible concrete that is self-healing and produces heat, which could prove to be an environmentally friendly option for roads in terms of snow and …
Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification to become major partner of MSU Mobility’s Indy Autonomous Challenge team
Michigan State University announced today that the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification has established a new partnership agreement with MSU’s Indy Autonomous Challenge team, PoliMOVE-MSU. The collaboration supports a variety of the team’s activities, helping to provide students with hands-on experiential learning with the latest connected and automated vehicle, or CAV, technologies in …
MSU’s Indy Autonomous Challenge team takes first place in passing overtake competition
Michigan State University and Politecnico di Milano’s team, PoliMOVE-MSU, competed in the seventh edition of the Indy Autonomous Challenge at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sept. 6, taking first place in the passing competition and second place in the time trials competition. The team’s self-driving AV-24 race car, piloted by an AI driver developed by …
MSU Innovation Center Celebrates Sustainability Month
As we recognize Sustainability Month, we’re proud to highlight the incredible work of MSU faculty, who are pioneering sustainable solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. MSU stands at the forefront of clean energy technologies, including significant contributions to the development of electric vehicles (EVs) and the introduction of numerous clean energy solutions …
Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification to become major partner of MSU Mobility’s Indy Autonomous Challenge team
Michigan State University announced today that the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification has established a new partnership agreement with MSU’s Indy Autonomous Challenge team, PoliMOVE-MSU. The collaboration supports a variety of the team’s activities, helping to provide students with hands-on experiential learning with the latest connected and automated vehicle, or CAV, technologies in …
Building Bridges: The Collaborative Composite Revolution at Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI – For over 25 years, Michigan State University (MSU) has spearheaded research and education in composite materials. These engineered materials combine two or more constituent materials to develop new materials with unique characteristics such as weight reduction, enhanced strength and durability, corrosion resistance, and minimized environmental impact. Dr. Mahmoodul Haq, Associate Professor …
MSU joins Indy Autonomous Challenge, partners with Milan team
Michigan State University is racing into the future by entering into a two-year agreement with Politecnico di Milano in Italy, and the University of Alabama to participate in the Indy Autonomous Challenge. MSU is the first and only team from Michigan to race in the IAC series, which officially launched in 2019 and brings together …
MSU drives future of mobility today at Detroit Auto Show
Michigan State University displayed some of its latest innovative research and introduced attendees to the mobility experts of tomorrow at the 2023 North American International Detroit Auto Show. MSU students and faculty — in partnership with the University Research Corridor, or URC, a cluster of three public research institutions in the state also including the …
MSU Drones and Solar racing car to be featured at Detroit Auto Show
Michigan State University will showcase its latest mobility and student research as part of AutoMobili-D during the 2023 North American International Detroit Auto Show on Sept. 13 and 14. WHAT: MSU Mobility will display its drone technology, student solar race car, and MSU’s Formula SAE team at the Detroit Auto Show along with MSU researchers …
Using neuroscience to stop phantom braking
MSU has received a $1.2 million multiyear grant from the National Science Foundation to understand the security of autonomous vehicles’ vision systems “Frequent phantom braking incidents can erode confidence in autonomous driving technologies,” said Qiben Yan, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering. “If riders perceive the technology as unpredictable or unreliable, they’ll be …
MSU hires Judd Herzer for new mobility director role
Michigan State University today named Judd Herzer as the director of MSU Mobility to help amplify and focus the university’s vast research activities in the smart-vehicle landscape. Satish Udpa, University Distinguished Professor in the College of Engineering at MSU and co-founder of MSU Mobility, has been fulfilling the duties of this newly created role in …
MSU and US Army launch new mobility research initiative
Michigan State University and the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center, or GVSC, launched a new mobility research initiative as part of a five-year research program to advance autonomous ground vehicle research with Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan. “MSU and its partners are truly driving the future of mobility,” said MSU Interim …