Two
Michigan
Mobility
Challenge
Participants
to
Provide
Autonomous
Airport
Shuttles
During
NAIAS
DETROIT
-
Dataspeed
and FEV
are the
two
providers
chosen
by the
NAIAS
2020
Michigan
Mobility
Challenge
to
provide
autonomous
airport
shuttles
during
the auto
show in
June.
Dataspeed
and FEV
were
the
final
two
providers
announced
by
Michigan
Lt.
Governor
Garlin
Gilchrist
II last
month.
They
will be
among
seven
providers
to
provide
first-of-its-kind
technology
demonstrations
on
routes
from
Detroit
Metropolitan
Wayne
County
Airport
to
downtown
Detroit
during
the 2020
North
American
International
Auto
Show
(NAIAS).
Here is
more
information
about
the two
providers:
Dataspeed
–
Dataspeed
will
provide
an
accessible,
automated
shuttle
service
that
will
navigate
Detroit’s
busy
city
streets
as well
as
highway-speed
traffic
in a
partnership
with AM
General,
Comet
Mobility,
Easterseals
and
Michigan
State
University.
The
automated
shuttles,
which
Dataspeed
will
engineer
on the
AM
General
MV-1
platform,
will be
designed
with the
latest
safety-focused
technology.
The MV-1
is the
only
commercial
vehicle
platform
that was
designed
and
built
specifically
for
wheelchair
accessibility
from the
ground
up. Each
shuttle
will be
equipped
with
industry-leading
vehicle
software
and
sensors
to
appropriately
detect,
predict,
and
react
during
the
pre-planned
route.
Built
specifically
for 2020
NAIAS,
passengers
will
also
have a
unique
in-vehicle
user
experience
provided
by Comet
Mobility.
Over the
past
year,
Dataspeed
has
provided
autonomous
rides to
over
2,000
individuals
at both
industry
and
public
automotive
events.
FEV
– FEV
will
offer an
autonomous
experience
using
four
hybrid
electric
Kia
Niros
and the
latest
autonomous
control
technology,
including
the
capability
to
control
the
vehicles
from a
remote
location
in a
partnership
with
Polysync,
DriveU
and
Western
Michigan
University.
FEV’s
shuttle
will
integrate
technology
by
Polysync
to
modify
standard
vehicles
to have
automated
vehicle
capabilities.
FEV
Group
works
with
automakers
to
design,
develop
and test
powertrain
technologies
that
reduce
emissions,
boost
performance
and
improve
fuel
economy.
The
shuttle
routes
– Dataspeed
and FEV
will be
providing
shuttles
along
two
distinct
routes
from
Detroit
Metro
Airport
directly
to
downtown
Detroit.
Shuttles
will run
along a
primary
route
from
Detroit
Metro
Airport
along
I-94 to
M-1,
dropping
riders
in
downtown
Detroit
on
Warren
Ave.,
where
they can
access
hotels
and
other
NAIAS
activities.
A
secondary
route
would
run from
I-94 to
US-12,
providing
riders a
direct
service
to TCF
Center
for the
2020
NAIAS
activities.
The
shuttles
will run
Monday,
June 8
through
Thursday,
June 11
during
press
and
industry
preview
days.
Governor
Whitmer
announced
the
NAIAS
2020
Michigan
Mobility
Challenge,
along
with the
Michigan
Department
of
Transportation
and
PlanetM,
the
mobility
initiative
of the
Michigan
Economic
Development
Corporation,
in May
2019,
calling
on
industry
innovators
to
propose
dynamic
technology
deployments
that
embody
how
automated
and
connected
vehicle
technology
can
transform
how we
live,
work and
play. It
builds
on the
$8
Million
Michigan
Mobility
Challenge
launched
to
address
core
mobility
gaps for
senior
citizens,
persons
with
disabilities
and
veterans
across
the
state.
Dataspeed
and
FEV’s
involvement
builds
on the
October
announcement
of
five
highly-automated
vehicle
providers
for
downtown
Detroit
circulator
routes,
which
will
offer
unique
in-vehicle
experiences
throughout
downtown
Detroit
during
NAIAS in
June
2020, as
well as
the
Mobility
Challenge
MaaS
platform
provider.
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