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PPG Partners with University of Michigan’s Mcity for Autonomous Vehicle Testing, Research

January 18, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE: PPG) announced its partnership with the University of Michigan’s (U-M’s) Mcity, a public-private partnership that brings together industry, government and academia to improve transportation safety, sustainability and accessibility for the benefit of the society. Mcity’s work includes operating the Mcity Test Facility, which is the world’s first purpose-built proving ground for testing autonomous […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Autonomous Vehicles, PPG Industries, University of Michigan

Consumer Confidence Surges in October

November 1, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Sentiment Index

Only second time University of Michigan index has been above 100 since the 1990s. Consumer sentiment surged in October, reaching its highest level since the start of 2004, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. This was only the second time that the Sentiment Index was above 100.0 since the end of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Sentiment Index, University of Michigan

Consumer Optimism Surges in January

January 31, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

UM Index of Consumer Confidence January 2017

University of Michigan Survey sees post-election surge in consumer confidence in economy and job growth. Consumers expressed a higher level of confidence in January than at any other time in the last dozen years. The post-election surge in confidence was driven by a more optimistic outlook for the economy and job growth during the year […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Sentiment Index, University of Michigan

Toyota Invests $22 Million with University of Michigan to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Research, Autonomous Vehicles

August 11, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Investment to begin research collaborations focused on autonomous vehicles and advanced robotics projects Research focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving at the University of Michigan (U-M) will get a major boost thanks to an initial $22 million commitment from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), announced today by TRI-CEO Gill Pratt in an address […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Toyota, University of Michigan

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