Autonomous Vehicle Technology

MSI PI Zhi-Li Zhang (professor, Computer Science and Engineering; Center for Transportation Studies (CTS)) has received a $4.25 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation for a project that aims to advance autonomous-vehicle technology. The work involves an interdisciplinary team including researchers at the U of M, the University of Michigan, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and several industry partners. A story about the project appears on the CTS website: Zhi-Li Zhang earns $4.25 million NSF grant for autonomous vehicle research.

Professor Zhang is using MSI for a study that aims to optimize next-generation mobile networks.