When opposing forces connect, it’s a collision. But when forces work together, that’s collaboration. Knowing that when good ideas are shared, great things happen, we created the Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) in 2011.
Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the CSRC is a consortium of some of the brightest minds in a range of fields working with universities, hospitals and other institutions to advance traffic safety for the industry and society. CSRC has received $85 million over its first 10 years for foundational safety research, including the factors that lead to distracted driving and the development of tools and testing procedures related to the efficacy of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
Since its inception, CSRC has completed 85 research projects with more than 30 different institutions, published over 260 research papers and engaged more than 300 researchers, who have publicly shared the output globally. The projects have made meaningful contributions to help advance research and technology for the safe integration of future mobility solutions for all.
CSRC is now examining the diversity of safety needs and analyzing safe mobility options that accommodate a variety of applications, physical characteristics and levels of accessibility for people and society.