Connected Vehicles
By combining wireless communication with transportation systems, connected-vehicle technology promises significant improvements in vehicle safety, mobility, and personal convenience.

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Connected Vehicle Proving Center - Driving Connected Vehicle Innovation

Alliance Program

The Connected Vehicle Alliance Program, a CVPC organized industry partnership program, establishes a unique affiliation of industry participants, coming together to collectively advance the state of the Connected Vehicle market through networking, timely awareness and collaborative efforts to mobilize industry and/or government sponsors to fund projects deemed valuable. The program further supports the Connected Vehicle Proving Center and Connected Vehicle research in general and at the University of Michigan in specific. The program facilitates a dialogue among industry stakeholders to identify opportunities to advance the connected vehicle technology, demonstrate its benefits through joint and sponsored projects and take a leadership position to attract innovation and new economic activity.

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Connected Vehicle Alliance Program at a glance

  • A “Project based” Connected Vehicle Proving Center (CVPC) affiliates program
  • A collaborative environment for companies and communities interested in advancing the Connected Vehicle market today for economic benefits to come
  • Chaired by executive industry veteran
  • Closely networked community fostering group and individual opportunities
  • Support an annual international WAVE conference and an industry technical seminar
  • Support the CVPC economic development mission and U of M topical research
  • Access to transportation analysts and automotive engineering experts to derive business intelligence and strategic assessments.
  • Cooperate on establishing winning teams to soliciting industry and government projects with access to the independent, research based CVPC and University of Michigan
  • Leverage the CVPC development, test and evaluation laboratories and Center of Expertise

Connected Vehicle market is developing rapidly

Mobile computing and vehicle communications are rapidly taking place at the core of 21st century automotive engineering, vehicles design and transportation systems. This paradigm shift, offers multiple significant societal benefits, mid and longer term commercial opportunities and exciting potential to grow into a new “mobility internet” realm.
  • By 2015 >40% of the cost of a vehicle will be in its electronics
  • With 250M vehicles on US roads, the “mobility internet” will grow into a large industry and double today’s cellular markets
  • Most promising means to eliminate accidents and fatalities, resolve urban congestion, increase productivity, and improve mobility energy savings that are energy type-agnostic
  • Take advantage of a market in the process of maturing
  • Who should participate?
  • Companies: Any company engaged or that is working to engage in providing vehicular wireless connectivity related products, solutions or services that target connectivity enabled transportation
  • Communities: That are interested in attracting/retaining automotive companies and high-tech jobs of connected vehicles and mobility internet
  • People: Corporate and business development managers, communities’ economical development executives, technical engineers and management with interest in the connected vehicle market

Benefits of Membership
  • Access to unparalleled connected vehicle industry knowledge
  • Leverage industry experts proven knowledge and understanding of the benefits, potential and current state of the industry
  • Network with other companies, communities and leaders through a series of quarterly events organized by CVPC alliance program management
  • “CVPC Reporter” quarterly newsletter. Submit articles to be included • International WAVE conference (research) and seminar (industry) to advance company strategy and business development
  • Stay informed on research with access to University of Michigan/CVPC research capabilities
  • Teaming up environment creating best in class teams for connected vehicles projects with option to utilize CVPC as lead for research applications
  • Participate in the CVPC developer’s program to enhance technical staff knowledge and technical networking
  • Align with the Connected Vehicle Center of Proving Expertise
How do I get to participate?
  • There are no pre-requisites to join the program.
  • Participation requires signing an alliance program agreement with the University of Michigan and providing a donation.
John Cain: Connected Vehicle Alliance Program Chairman at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , 248-420-0862
Udi Naamani: CVPC, University of Michigan - Dearborn at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 313-583-6768