Magna Partners with Michigan DOT and 3M on vehicle connectivity

US automotive supplier Magna is lending its camera and secure connectivity expertise to a joint project with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and 3M.
July 11, 2017 Read time: 1 min

US automotive supplier 5026 Magna is lending its camera and secure connectivity expertise to a joint project with the 1688 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and 4080 3M.

The project is the nation’s first vehicle-to-infrastructure connected work zone and will be constructed along a three-mile section of I-75 in Oakland County, Michigan. Findings from the project are expected to play an integral role in optimising vehicle connectivity infrastructure on construction-related roadways going forward. 

Over the next several years, Magna will continue to work with MDOT and 3M to provide advice on connectivity and infrared camera technology. Magna engineers and developers will help interpret the data and make continuous improvements to improve the technology.

Location Based Systems

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Improving urban traffic control in Atlanta
    January 27, 2012
    Hugh Colton, Georgia DOT details move to improve urban traffic control in the Atlanta area. With a significant proportion of traffic using freeways and toll-ways, along with a significant investment in roadway infrastructure, urban arterials are often the poor relation when it comes to ITS investment. Hitherto the primary means of Urban Traffic Control (UTC) has been the ubiquitous traffic signal. Many traffic signals still operate in a standalone mode and traffic detection is often broken, leaving the sign
    Read More
  • ARTBA president: what happened to the hoverboards?
    October 28, 2019
    What keeps Dave Bauer up at night? David Arminas caught up with the head of ARTBA at his Washington, DC office during daylight hours Dave Bauer doesn’t really have many sleepless nights. He might sleep, though, with one eye open, just in case. “We have become a much more divided country politically,” says Bauer, president of ARTBA – American Road and Transportation Builders Association. “Whether you are thinking about federal government, or state or local government, there’s a hostility now in our politi
    Read More
  • New partners for USDOT Smart City Challenge
    June 23, 2016
    US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced two new partners in the US Department of Transportation (USDOT)’s Smart City Challenge, DC Solar Solutions and Continental Automotive. In addition to offering US$1.5 million in mobile solar products to the winning city, mobile solar technology manufacturer DC Solar Solutions will assist all seven finalist cities in building strategies for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to encourage and facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles by individ
    Read More
  • What's next for traffic management and data collection?
    January 26, 2012
    As the technologies and stakeholders in traffic management evolve, what can we expect to see happening in the coming years? For many, the conversation of the moment is just how, and how far, the newer technologies and services provided principally by the private sector should be allowed to intrude into the realms of traffic management.
    Read More

Highlighted Content