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In the News: July 9, 2024

Cameras with Facial Recognition Detect Driver Impairment

Mohammed Islam, Electrical and Computer Engineering professor discusses his research developing systems to identify impaired drivers in Vision Spectra.

March 19, 2024

Cars could detect drunk and impaired drivers using technology developed by U-M engineers

Local news source Concentrate interviewed Mohammed Islam about his plan to keep drunk and impaired drivers off the road with inexpensive technology that can be incorporated into cars in the near future.

March 19, 2024

Scientists use biometrics, behavior analysis for drunk driver detection

News outlet Biometrics Update reports on Mohammed Islam's solution to detect drunk and impaired drivers. They describe the solution as "More economically viable for mass adoption than in-car breathalyzer."

Auto industry deadlines loom for impaired-driver detection tech, U-M offers a low-cost solution

As the comment period closes on the new federal requirement, a U-M team led by Prof. Mohammed Islam demonstrates that upgrades to current technologies could do the job

Environmentally-friendly chrome-like finish for cars supports wireless sensing technologies for vehicle safety

Prof. L. Jay Guo led the design of novel thin film structures that mimic the chrome appearance, but are made with environmentally benign materials, which also work well with autonomous technology.

PBS News Hour: July 10, 2023

How Can Electric Vehicles Overcome Their Limitations?

This episode of “The Sweaty Penguin” explores what possibilities electric vehicles present, what challenges stand in the way, and how those hurdles can be overcome and features special guest Prof. Al-Thaddeus Avestruz.

Boston Globe: May 25, 2023

Amid Controversy, AM radio is back - in Fords, anyway

Prof. Heath Hofmann comments on Ford's decision to keep AM radio after all. He tells us that AM radio doesn't mesh well with the circuitry in electric vehicles. Read more in the article.

Advancing chips for the auto sector is the goal of new Michigan-based initiative

U-Michigan joins industry, state, education partners to develop talent and technology.

December 14, 2022

Jeep Stops Production of Popular Vehicle, Closes Factory

Prof. Heath Hofmann mentions the costs involved in switching an auto plant from combustible to electric motor production.

Yakshita Malhotra honored for micro-LED research that could define the future of automotive displays

Malhotra’s work on micro-LEDs could lead to more efficient, higher resolution automotive displays capable of supporting augmented reality applications.

Engineering tough

ECE alum Linda Zhang has the daunting task of bringing America's bestselling vehicle into the electric age.

Yahoo: February 18, 2022

Chicago Auto Show Hosts Fifth What Drives Her Program

ECE Alum Linda Zhang, Ford F-150 Lightning chief engineer, was the recipient of the 2022 Rising Star Award at the Chicago Auto Show.

BBC: November 30, 2021

How driverless cars will change our world

Prof. Necmiye Ozay shares her perspective based on her own research and that of others being tested regularly at Mcity.

Time: November 1, 2021

The Engineer Who Made Electric Vehicles Palatable for the Pickup-Truck Set

Time Magazine profiles Linda Zhang (BSE EE, MSE CE, MBA), the Chief Engineer for the Ford F-150 Lightning, for their Climate Issue on COP26.

Michigan Electric Racing takes first place at Formula SAE Michigan

The student team overcame a year of pandemic-related challenges and completed a near perfect sweep of the Electric Vehicle Class events.

June 3, 2021

How the Ford F-150 Lightning’s Chief Engineer Linda Zhang Brought the World an Electric Pickup

TheDrive profiles Linda Zhang (BSE EE, MSE CE, MBA), who is the Chief Engineer for the Ford F-150 Lightning

Professors Jay Guo and Zetian Mi awarded MTRAC funding for research in autonomous and green vehicles

Guo is working to boost the visibility of autonomous cars for improved safety, and Mi is building a prototype solar hydrogen production system that could out-compete electric cars.

From semiconductors to driverless cars, students got an inside look at the Ann Arbor tech industry for ECE Expeditions

Students toured KLA, a global capital equipment company, and Quantum Signal AI, a startup recently acquired by Ford to make robotaxis and driverless delivery vehicles a reality within two years.

Hailing the future of autonomous taxis

Ford acquires Quantum Signal AI, founded by ECE alum Mitchell Rohde, to make robotaxis and driverless delivery vehicles a reality within two years.

Baja Racing breaks records while leaving the competition in the dust

Breaking the all-time record for highest cumulative season score, the team took home the 1st Place Mike Schmidt Memorial Iron Team Award.

New DOE project aims to convert a traditional engine into a hybrid OP engine with the help of control algorithms

A new project funded by ARPA-E partners Achates Power and the University of Michigan in the development of a novel hybrid electric engine.

Rick Flores leads a partnership of automakers into the autonomous future

Flores leads the development of frameworks for autonomous driving, connectivity, and electronic controls.

Piston Group Leader Amit Singhi’s Four-Point Play to Life

With an engineering background, Singhi has excelled in business.

Professor Emeritus Ribbens publishes 8th edition of Understanding Automotive Electronics

MHybrid takes on major design overhaul

The Michigan Hybrid Racing (MHybrid) team took their latest creation to the Formula Hybrid Competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in May.

Students in EECS 418 rewarded for optimizing stop/start technology for auto applications

Stop/start is a new system being introduced into the North American automobile market to improve fuel economy while cutting down on pollution.

Necmiye Ozay receives CAREER award for research in cyber-physical systems

Cyber-physical systems are smart, networked systems with embedded sensors, processors, and actuators that are designed to interact with the physical world.

New Michigan-Saudi Arabia collaboration promises exciting new research – beginning with the auto industry

KACST will provide manpower and will collaborate with Michigan faculty and students on their projects.

HEV fuel economy meets drivability in Outstanding Control Systems Paper

The research aimed to find a happy medium between fuel economy and drivability in hybrid electric vehicles.

Shayna Simon – From intern to full-time, making company experience matter

Shayna recently accepted a job offer at General Motors, and will dive into a position in infotainment there after school.

Andrew Farah: the spark behind the Volt

Andrew Farah (BSE CE 1982; MSE Electrical Science 1984) was one of the chief architects behind the groundbreaking Chevy Volt.

Jessy Grizzle Honored with Hendrik W. Bode Lecture Prize from IEEE Control Systems Society

This prestigious honor recognizes distinguished contributions to control systems science and engineering.

Ford, U of M explore new ways to speed development of future hybrid vehicles

“The main goal of this project,” explained Opila, “is to bring advanced methods to HEV and plug-in HEV design.”