A 500-acre technology campus born from the historic Willow Run Bomber Plant, reimagined as a leading ecosystem for mobility innovation in Michigan.
The American Center for Mobility (ACM) sits on the historic Willow Run site in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where B-24 Liberator bombers were built at a rate of one per hour at peak production during World War II. After decades of automotive manufacturing, the site closed in 2009. The land that helped power the war effort and built generations of vehicles now serves a new purpose.
ACM opened in 2017, founded by a coalition of regional economic developers, state and local government leaders, university researchers, and industry partners who saw the brownfield's potential as something more than reclaimed land. The site's existing road network became an asset. The Michigan Department of Transportation incorporated real highways into the test track. The result is a shared infrastructure resource where companies can focus on product development instead of building proving grounds from scratch.
Today, ACM is a 500-acre mobility and technology campus where the industry tests what comes next. Beyond connected and automated vehicles, the work spans EV charging interoperability, cybersecurity, autonomous ground vehicles, and robotics. ACM provides the confidential, real-world test environment where companies of every size develop, validate, and deploy the technologies shaping the future.
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