Partnerships
Michigan Central will be an open platform for partnership, because solving complex transportation challenges can’t be done alone.
We need to attract world-class talent, startups, entrepreneurs, and partners to join us in designing new mobility solutions for the way people and goods will move around in the future.
We must build for the world we are moving into, not the one we’ve always known.
Michigan Central is a new model of innovation: open, collaborative, diverse, and dynamic: finding solutions for real-world situations, on real-world streets.
The perfect platform to start the next revolution in urban transportation. One that will improve mobility access for everyone and prepare cities, regions and the world for a more connected, autonomous and electrified future.
Autonomous Vehicle Testing in Detroit
Ford is actively testing a fleet of self-driving vehicles with our partner Argo AI on the streets of Detroit, as well as five other cities – Austin, Miami, Palo Alto, Pittsburgh and Washington D.C.
Our goal is to help improve safety and mobility in cities and towns, whether that is creating smart infrastructure or smarter vehicles. We also want to ensure we are establishing trust in the cities where we operate so we work closely with city leaders in everything we do.
Two people sit inside every vehicle on the road, monitoring performance, and the vehicles are equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite, including radar, lidar and cameras with high resolution and dynamic range.
Our Collaborators
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Michigan Central + Newlab Studios
Michigan Central has collaborated with Brooklyn’s Newlab to launch two studios to drive sustained mobility innovation in Detroit, lay the foundation for the ecosystem we are creating in Corktown and tackle complex urban transportation problems. The studios, one focusing on macro mobility issues and the other on issues impacting local communities, will work together with Detroit and Michigan-based accelerators and incubators, helping to grow the local startup ecosystem and add new talent, businesses and capital.
