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]
DOE Announces Nearly $200 Million to Reduce Emissions From Cars and Trucks
Vice President Kamala Harris joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in New York today to announce the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $199 million to fund 25 projects aimed at putting cleaner cars and trucks on America’s roads. Exciting news for the ongoing electrification of America!See the full press release from the Department of Energy at: Energy.gov
Read MoreACM Mobility Connect Updates: October 2021
Stay current with activities and news from the American Center for Mobility through the monthly ACM Mobility Connect Update. Webinars, CAV technology and products, insights, services and job opportunities. View October Updates
Read MoreForesight Automotive Announces Roadshow at American Center for Mobility
Come learn about Foresight’s latest ADAS and Autonomous Driving technological developments and experience their demos first-hand at their Detroit-area roadshow hosted at the American Center for Mobility, November 1-3, 2021. Innovations from Foresight include: Unique auto-calibration capabilities for stereo visible and LWIR cameras Generating point clouds and detecting objects using separated stereo cameras Generating 3D…
Read MoreAmerican Center for Mobility Introduces New Off-Road Course
Daimler Trucks North America’s financial support and extensive knowledge of work truck operations facilitated the creation of an all-new off-road course within the American Center for Mobility test center. This off-road course will be used to replicate extreme vocational environments, including a variety of grades, rough rock and embedded log obstacles, aggregate and mud surfaces,…
Read MorePerrone Robotics Announces Open House at American Center for Mobility
Perrone Robotics, a leading provider of fully automated vehicle technology and turnkey vehicle solutions will be holding an Open House at the American Center for Mobility on Thursday, October 28th, 2021, starting at 2:30pm. Perrone Robotics is offering the unique opportunity to get a sneak peek into their advanced automated vehicle (AV) test facility, ride…
Read MoreDaimler Trucks North America Announces Partnership with American Center for Mobility
Portland, Ore. – October 4, 2021 – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced a three-year, $3 million partnership with the American Center for Mobility (ACM). DTNA will use ACM’s facility in suburban Detroit to provide its customers and dealers the opportunity to experience the company’s latest in-vehicle technology from its Detroit, Freightliner, Western Star, FCCC…
Read MoreDestinationACM! Fall 2021
ACM and VSI Labs partner once again in the DestinationACM! journey from Minnesota to Michigan, showcasing new CAV tech along the way, followed by in-person demonstrations & insights with industry SME’s. Take advantage of your global team while they are in Detroit for the Motor Bella auto show and join us to experience ACM’s smart…
Read MoreJoin ACM at Motor Bella 2021, Wednesday 9/22/21
American Center for Mobility will be at Motor Bella in the *AUTOMOBILI-D TENT BOOTH #101*, at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan on September 21, 2021. Find our team ready to answer your questions about the ACM smart mobility test center and growing mobility ecosystem in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Read MoreJoin ACM at Motor Bella 2021, Tuesday 9/21/21
American Center for Mobility will be at Motor Bella in the *AUTOMOBILI-D TENT BOOTH #101*, at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan on September 21, 2021. Find our team ready to answer your questions about the ACM smart mobility test center and growing mobility ecosystem in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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.
Careers / Join Our Team
The American Center for Mobility works daily with cutting edge companies and technologies. We are moving fast, no two days are the same.
We are always on the look-out for talented and experienced people to join our team. If you don’t find a posting to match your unique talents and skills, please send your cv or resume with a cover letter to [email protected] for consideration.