"Attention Driverless Vehicle Route" Sign, 2018
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Mcity, an advanced mobility research center at the University of Michigan, operated two driverless shuttles on its campus for 18 months in 2018-19. The research project studied public attitudes toward autonomous vehicles. On their one-mile route, the shuttles traveled over two-way streets mixed with conventional traffic. Signs like this alerted other street users to the shuttles' presence.
Mcity, an advanced mobility research center at the University of Michigan, operated two driverless shuttles on its campus for 18 months in 2018-19. The research project studied public attitudes toward autonomous vehicles. On their one-mile route, the shuttles traveled over two-way streets mixed with conventional traffic. Signs like this alerted other street users to the shuttles' presence.
Artifact
Sign (Declaratory or advertising artifact)
Date Made
2018
Creators
Mcity - University of Michigan
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Ann Arbor
Creator Notes
Commissioned by Mcity - University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.92.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Color
Yellow
Blue
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 24 in
Width: 18 in
Length: .063 in
Inscriptions
on front: ATTENTION / DRIVERLESS / VEHICLE / ROUTE
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