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- "Autonomous Vehicles," Clip for Interview with Jessica Robinson, August 28, 2020 - Jessica Robinson, co-founder of Detroit Mobility Lab, Michigan Mobility Institute, and Assembly Ventures, was the Spring 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During her interview, Robinson describes how her organizations -- and her residency projects -- encourage technological education in the midst of dramatic new transportation technologies.
- August 28, 2020
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"Autonomous Vehicles," Clip for Interview with Jessica Robinson, August 28, 2020
Jessica Robinson, co-founder of Detroit Mobility Lab, Michigan Mobility Institute, and Assembly Ventures, was the Spring 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During her interview, Robinson describes how her organizations -- and her residency projects -- encourage technological education in the midst of dramatic new transportation technologies.
- "Electronic Control of Motor Vehicles on the Highway," 1957-1958 - In the late 1950s, RCA experimented with a system that guided a car -- without input from a driver -- along a highway via electromagnetic circuits buried under the road surface. Partnering with General Motors and the State of Nebraska, RCA built a 400-foot-long working prototype road near Lincoln, Nebraska. But RCA's system was too expensive for practical use.
- 1957-1958
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"Electronic Control of Motor Vehicles on the Highway," 1957-1958
In the late 1950s, RCA experimented with a system that guided a car -- without input from a driver -- along a highway via electromagnetic circuits buried under the road surface. Partnering with General Motors and the State of Nebraska, RCA built a 400-foot-long working prototype road near Lincoln, Nebraska. But RCA's system was too expensive for practical use.
- "The Future of Mobility," Clip for Interview with Jessica Robinson, August 28, 2020 - Jessica Robinson, co-founder of Detroit Mobility Lab, Michigan Mobility Institute, and Assembly Ventures, was the Spring 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During her interview, Robinson describes how her organizations -- and her residency projects -- encourage technological education in the midst of dramatic new transportation technologies.
- August 28, 2020
- Collections - Artifact
"The Future of Mobility," Clip for Interview with Jessica Robinson, August 28, 2020
Jessica Robinson, co-founder of Detroit Mobility Lab, Michigan Mobility Institute, and Assembly Ventures, was the Spring 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During her interview, Robinson describes how her organizations -- and her residency projects -- encourage technological education in the midst of dramatic new transportation technologies.
- Mcity Driverless Shuttle, 2018 - 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. This brochure encouraged passengers to complete an online survey about their experiences riding on the shuttles.
- 2018
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Mcity Driverless Shuttle, 2018
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. This brochure encouraged passengers to complete an online survey about their experiences riding on the shuttles.
- 2016 General Motors First-Generation Self-Driving Test Vehicle - General Motors tested a series of autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, California, and Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2016. These cars, developed with GM subsidiary Cruise Automation and based on the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle, used a combination of cameras, radar and lidar sensors, cellular and GPS antennas, and powerful computers to drive themselves on public streets in both cities.
- 2016
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2016 General Motors First-Generation Self-Driving Test Vehicle
General Motors tested a series of autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, California, and Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2016. These cars, developed with GM subsidiary Cruise Automation and based on the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle, used a combination of cameras, radar and lidar sensors, cellular and GPS antennas, and powerful computers to drive themselves on public streets in both cities.