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UMTRI http://twitter.com/UMTRI/status/1004769239931260928 https://t.co/pUGAw6zH2j June 08, 2018 at 01:57AM

Ann Arbor - get connected first! [email protected] ITS International - Cadillac future is V2X, says General Motors https://t.co/pUGAw6zH2j

— UMTRI (@UMTRI) June 7, 2018

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UMTRI http://twitter.com/UMTRI/status/950763547339972609 https://t.co/KVkleQf4jZ January 10, 2018 at 01:17AM

Register Now! 2018 Global Symposium on Connected and Automated Transportation and Infrastructure https://t.co/KVkleQf4jZ

— UMTRI (@UMTRI) January 9, 2018

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UMTRI http://twitter.com/UMTRI/status/905452041455226880 https://t.co/gGZmHFUWmf September 07, 2017 at 12:26AM

Will autonomous cars make roads safer for pedestrians? https://t.co/gGZmHFUWmf

— UMTRI (@UMTRI) September 6, 2017

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UMTRI http://twitter.com/UMTRI/status/900776807158382592 https://t.co/HhJ9xzUlHr August 25, 2017 at 02:48AM

Next-gen crash test dummy will help simulate battlefield injury https://t.co/HhJ9xzUlHr

— UMTRI (@UMTRI) August 24, 2017

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UMTRI http://twitter.com/UMTRI/status/892415996878827520 https://t.co/7Vj2kJdIFq August 02, 2017 at 01:05AM

Ford Motor Co. Says It's First Automaker to Test Autonomous Vehicle (Mcity): https://t.co/7Vj2kJdIFq

— UMTRI (@UMTRI) August 1, 2017

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UMTRI http://twitter.com/UMTRI/status/890573662390276097 https://t.co/smHfbGVstB July 27, 2017 at 11:04PM

University of Michigan invests $600K in autonomous, transportation technologies https://t.co/smHfbGVstB

— UMTRI (@UMTRI) July 27, 2017

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UMTRI http://twitter.com/UMTRI/status/885200744550477826 https://t.co/oqkgs8beIv July 13, 2017 at 03:14AM

Academics and automated driving: We bring you 7 universities that are pushing the boundaries for #DriverlessCars ➝ https://t.co/oqkgs8beIv

— UMTRI (@UMTRI) July 12, 2017

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The Decline of the Driver's License

Fewer people of all ages are getting them, and it’s not quite clear why.

The millennials are distinctive as the first generation since the advent of the automobile less likely to own a car since their parents. The University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute has confirmed this trend in a recent study showing that applications for drivers licenses have declined considerably in recent years. I was initially surprised that only 17% of those surveyed said that they were foregoing their driving privileges because they preferred public transportation, but I am not sure all the hipsters packed into the L train from Brooklyn every morning are enjoying their experience. Young people are embracing an urban lifestyle where owning a car is just not practical. While fewer people apply for drivers licenses, others who do are opting for car share programs like zipcar rather than owning their own cars. For those of us who hope that city planners will begin to move away from an automobile-centric mindset, a decline in people eligible to drive is only good news.  

Listen to NPR’s Report on the study