The Federal Freeway Administration mentioned it awarded a $9.58 million grant to the College of Michigan in Ann Arbor to conduct connected-vehicle know-how analysis.

The college’s Transportation Analysis Institute will use the cash to arrange town’s infrastructure for automobile know-how testing and deployment underneath the Ann Arbor Related Atmosphere Reimagined venture, in response to an announcement Thursday by the federal company.

The grant comes from the Superior Transportation Expertise and Innovation program, which funds security and effectivity innovation tasks within the U.S.

The Michigan venture will use mobile vehicle-to-everything know-how, a wi-fi communication device.

“Related automobile applied sciences are a key device for attending to zero deaths on America’s roadways. … The College of Michigan will assist discover automobile applied sciences of the longer term to assist us meet this aim,” Federal Freeway Administrator Shailen Bhatt mentioned within the assertion.

The Ann Arbor Related Atmosphere collects mobility information from across the metropolis, in response to the college’s web site.