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US transport department backs Michigan intersection crash-prevention work with US$5.66m
The US Department of Transportation is providing US$5.66 million so University of Michigan engineers can build a system meant to prevent crashes at intersections.
Why it matters: The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute's engineering team gains US$5.66 million in federal money for its intersection crash-prevention project.
The University of Michigan said the US Department of Transportation is supplying US$5.66 million for a crash-prevention system being built by engineers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
According to the university, the new system extends existing sensing technology that identifies cars, cyclists and people on foot using streets and footpaths.
The university said the goal is to make intersections safer for both pedestrians and motor vehicles.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
Engineers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute are the direct beneficiaries: the US$5.66 million federal award lets them extend their detection technology into a system aimed at preventing collisions at intersections.
