Michigan (US state)

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Population

Density

As of 2021

Smoking tobacco

Percentage of the population in US states who smoke tobacco in 2020

Fertility and mortality

2013: Average age of women at birth of first child is 25-26 years

EU Country Data - 2019 US Data - 2013

History

2020: Creation of a transport corridor for self-driving cars

In mid-August 2020, it became known that in Michigan, as part of a public-private partnership, a transport corridor is being created with a length of about 65 km, intended for autonomous vehicles. A special strip for unmanned vehicles will connect Detroit and Ann Arbor.

Cavnue was selected as the project's principal developer and will handle its implementation along with the Department of Transportation, the Transportation Network and Electrification Administration, the Economic Development Corporation, and the Michigan Department of Labor. Cavnue is a subsidiary of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP), which is directly related to Alphabet-owned Sidewalk laboratories and their smart cities project.

Michigan creates dedicated lanes for unmanned vehicles

This work will benefit our families, our businesses and our economy as a whole, says Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. - We are taking the first steps to create an infrastructure that will help us test and implement the cars of the future.

Cavnue will be responsible for the development and acquisition of the equipment, as well as for the construction itself with the involvement of state and local partners. A special strip would run through southern Michigan and connect a number of smaller cities between Detroit and Ann Arbor. At a number of major departure and disembarkation points (including the University of Michigan, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and Michigan Central Station), the corridor will have branches to special "high-capability zones." The route will be used by self-driving cars, self-driving public transport and eventually self-driving trucks.

The first phase of the project will last two years and will reflect the feasibility of the project both from a technological and financial point of view.^[1]

1940

A family of migrating workers from Texas during cherry-picking season. Michigan, July 1940.

1908

Transportation of logs in Northern Michigan

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