About American Center for Mobility
Our Vision
Our Mission
To transform the way industries advance safe, sustainable, and secure mobility technologies through our one-of-a-kind global development center.
Our Values
Infectious Enthusiasm– We want our stick-to-itiveness to our mission to be contagious and a catalyst for advancing the mobility industry
Reciprocity & Respectfulness– We are mindfully aware in our engagements with others and invest in relationships that endure and give back.
Growth Through Partnerships – Through our partners’ success, begets our success. Our ecosystem promotes prosperity.
Delivering on Commitments – We are accountable to our stakeholders and the commitments we make.
A Global Development Center for Mobility
ACM offers a one-of-a-kind global development center to transform the way industries advance safe, sustainable, and secure mobility technologies.
Located in Southeast Michigan on over 500-acres at the historic Willow Run site in Ypsilanti. ACM offers: an Advanced Mobility Proving Ground with test environments featuring specialized infrastructure, equipment, facilities and resources; An innovation and technology campus with an industrial tech park for the co-location of mobility companies; Event and demonstration areas for showcasing mobility technologies and convening industry activities.
ACM offers:
An advanced mobility proving ground provides a safe platform for the integration, testing, and validation of connected, autonomous, EV vehicles, and mobility technologies
An innovation and technology campus for the co-location and incubation of mobility companies and activities
Event and demonstration areas for showcasing connected and autonomous vehicle technologies and convening industry activities
The American Center for Mobility is open to private industry, start-ups, government, standards bodies, and academia.
News & Events
For press and media inquiries please contact our marketing & communications department: [email protected]
IAB Standards Report 2021
The American Center for Mobility (ACM) Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Standards Committee began its effort through understanding and documenting the standards landscape by collecting details on all global standards efforts regarding Connected and Automated Vehicles, and Advanced Driver Assist Systems. The ACM IAB Standards Committee executed a project to develop and maintain a standards matrix,…
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ACM Industry Advisory Board Standards Committee: 2020 Report Review Webinar March 31, 2021 2:00 p.m. ET
Join the ACM Industry Advisory Board Standards Committee in review of the 2020 activities and results focused on the evaluation, testing and recommendations made to governing automotive standards bodies on Connected and Automated Vehicle technologies. Learn about their approach and results, ask questions, and see what is in store for 2021. Topics include: AV /…
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Peters, Stabenow Applaud $4.5 Million Federal Funding to Help Advance Michigan Technological University Automated Vehicle Research
March 11, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today welcomed $4,498,650 in federal funding awarded to the Michigan Technological University for self-driving vehicle research and development. The funding – awarded through the Department of Energy – will support ongoing projects to enhance connected and automated vehicle technologies that improve…
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Destination ACM Spring 2021
Drive: March 23 – 25 | Open House: March 26 The first of four planned in-field journeys from Minnesota to Michigan is set to kick off in just a few weeks. Follow along daily starting on March 23 as VSI ventures from Minnesota to Michigan gathering data and testing a complex CAV sensor suite. Keep up virtually…
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Autonomous Vehicle Technology Leader, Perrone Robotics is Expanding to ACM.
American Center for Mobility welcomes Perrone Robotics into the Michigan CAV ecosystem, made possible by CapStone Holdings, Inc. investment. “Perrone Robotics is a significant addition to our technology campus and smart mobility test center. The company is uniquely positioned to accelerate next-generation transportation technology and instant applications for autonomous vehicles,” said ACM CEO and President, Reuben Sarkar. Read the full…
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The American Center for Mobility is proud to be supporting and attending MOVE America Virtual in March.
MOVE America is a free virtual event bringing together the people and companies redefining the transport tech industry in the US. With 18 themes over 2 days, MOVE America invites OEMs, transport operators, tech companies, energy giants, fleets, fast growing startups and policymakers to stay ahead of the latest developments in the future of sustainable…
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DESTINATION ACM
Experience VSI’s Research Vehicles & American Center for Mobility Destination ACM will consist of a quarterly long-distance drive utilizing VSI’s research vehicles throughout 2021. Each drive will launch from VSI’s Minneapolis headquarters, following various driving routes to ACM, where testing and demonstrations will be conducted at the 500+ acre facility. ACM is a mobility hub…
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Webinar: ACM & Mcity OS
The Mcity cloud-based Operating System is specifically built for creating and executing Connected and Automated Vehicle technical use case scenarios. Especially valuable when smart infrastructure and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are involved, ACM is the first company to license and integrate this rigorous tool with both simulated and physical test infrastructure (Read Press Release), including…
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First license for AV testing software developed by U-M’s Mcity goes to American Center for Mobility
January 25, 2021, ANN ARBOR, Michigan—A unique new cloud-based operating system for testing connected or automated vehicles has for the first time been licensed for use beyond Mcity at the University of Michigan, where it was developed. The Mcity OS software, which lets researchers create and execute complex, highly repeatable testing scenarios for vehicles that…
Read MoreACM Partners and Industry Advisory Board
ACM’s approach is to achieve growth and prosperity for our ecosystem through partnerships. We are always seeking strategic partnerships that help enhance the capabilities and offerings of our global development center and provide value to our ecosystem of customers and stakeholders. Partnerships can include key customers, service partners, infrastructure & equipment providers, sponsorships, and long-term tenants.
Partnerships that meet a certain criteria have the opportunity to be represented on the ACM Industry Advisory Board (IAB) where they play a significant role in helping to guide ACM's strategic direction by providing vital input on improvements to the facilityand services, implementation of new technologies & capabilities, development of industry standards &best practices, events, research, and industrial tech park.
ACM IAB Vision
Convene key leaders across the mobility ecosystem in order to shape the future state of ACM and to best service its stakeholders in changing the mobility landscape.
ACM IAB Mission
The ACM IAB’s mission is to bring investment partners together to gain their strategic and operational guidance on testing, standards, and education related to future mobility. Engaging diverse representatives from industries will lend ACM a unique lens into the rapidly evolving mobility space, provide guidance as the landscape changes, support ACM’s intention to be a world class convener of the mobility ecosystem and facilitate connection and collaboration of partner organizations to advance technologies and capabilities in the space.
IAB Committees
The possibilities of collaborative activities through the development of committees within the IAB support further industry integration and the development of programs and solutions that can create the impact needed to move the industry forward. The IAB has two committees, with room for additional committees based on IAB request, including:
Standards Committee
As the industry continues to emerge and evolve, the ACM acts as a neutral convener of industry, standards and government organizations to collectively discuss and shape mobility technology best practices, standards and regulations.
Support Standards Development
Internal committee for IAB members
Purpose/Goals
Participate in the accelerated development of standards and suggested regulation terminology concerning the evolution of the transportation industry and smart mobility technologies.
Partner with select actives and suggest direction and guidelines
Coordinate ACM utilization for standards verification and validation
Develop and maintain a global perspective
The ACM Foundation offers immersive hands-on programs and resources with access to ACM’s world-class global development center in partnership with academic institutions, philanthropic organizations, and other non-profits. We offer education, training & professional development opportunities spanning from STEM K-12 to higher education and corporate training. We offer a venue for hand-on training with advanced technology. We also an ideal location for others to host their educational events such as Challenges & Competitions.
Vision
Our vision is for a safe, sustainable, and secure mobility future supported by a world-class workforce.
Mission
Our mission is to uplift the next generation mobility workforce through education and training.