Autonomous vehicles promise to radically change the way people and goods travel. However, AVs won’t reach their full potential through engineering alone. The greatest breakthroughs will come from interdisciplinary teams solving complex challenges together. Michigan State University serves as a hub where experts across fields collaborate to advance mobility innovation.
“Interdisciplinary research isn’t just a catchphrase for us,” said Judd Herzer, MSU Mobility director. “Our approach is distinctive because our campus wide network of engineers, business leaders, legal scholars and social scientists work together from the outset. This ensures new technologies are technically possible as well as scalable, economically viable, safe, trusted and ready for deployment by stakeholders in the real world.”
MSU Mobility research spans the entire transportation system, from family cars, bike lanes and walking paths to transit and freight systems, including rail, maritime and aviation.