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- "Mcity Shuttle Stop" Sign, 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 sign indicated one of the two stops on the shuttles' one-mile looping route around the university's North Campus.
- 2018
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"Mcity Shuttle Stop" Sign, 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 sign indicated one of the two stops on the shuttles' one-mile looping route around the university's North Campus.
- Passengers Leaving a Curtiss Aerocar and Boarding a Ford Tri-Motor 5AT-20 Airplane, circa 1930 - Motorcycle and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss formed the Curtiss Aerocar Company in 1928. The Aerocar was an early version of the fifth-wheel campers that became popular in later decades. The trailer's strength and carrying capacity were due in part to struts and wires inspired by those used in Curtiss's early airplanes.
- circa 1930
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Passengers Leaving a Curtiss Aerocar and Boarding a Ford Tri-Motor 5AT-20 Airplane, circa 1930
Motorcycle and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss formed the Curtiss Aerocar Company in 1928. The Aerocar was an early version of the fifth-wheel campers that became popular in later decades. The trailer's strength and carrying capacity were due in part to struts and wires inspired by those used in Curtiss's early airplanes.
- "Attention Driverless Vehicle Route" Sign, 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. 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.
- 2018
- Collections - Artifact
"Attention Driverless Vehicle Route" Sign, 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. 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 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- Navya Autonom, Driverless Shuttle Bus, Used on the University of Michigan's North Campus and Mcity Test Facility, 2017 - For 18 months in 2018-19, the Mcity advanced mobility research center operated this Navya Autonom driverless shuttle on a one-mile route around the University of Michigan's North Campus. Mcity encouraged shuttle passengers to complete a survey about the experience. The research project, focused on public attitudes toward autonomous vehicles, was the first of its kind in the United States.
- 2017
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Navya Autonom, Driverless Shuttle Bus, Used on the University of Michigan's North Campus and Mcity Test Facility, 2017
For 18 months in 2018-19, the Mcity advanced mobility research center operated this Navya Autonom driverless shuttle on a one-mile route around the University of Michigan's North Campus. Mcity encouraged shuttle passengers to complete a survey about the experience. The research project, focused on public attitudes toward autonomous vehicles, was the first of its kind in the United States.
- "Have You Ridden It?" Mcity Shuttle Sign, 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 sign encouraged people to complete an online survey about their experiences with the shuttles -- whether they rode on them or simply encountered them on the street.
- 2018
- Collections - Artifact
"Have You Ridden It?" Mcity Shuttle Sign, 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 sign encouraged people to complete an online survey about their experiences with the shuttles -- whether they rode on them or simply encountered them on the street.
- Mcity Shuttle Rules Sign, 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 sign informed riders that they would be photographed and recorded as a part of the study. It also listed general policies for the shuttles' operation.
- 2018
- Collections - Artifact
Mcity Shuttle Rules Sign, 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 sign informed riders that they would be photographed and recorded as a part of the study. It also listed general policies for the shuttles' operation.