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Michigan Awards $4.8M In ‘Mobility' Grants To Help Disabled

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January 18, 2019

The state of Michigan announced the final round of “mobility” grants it gives out to encourage pilot projects to help transport seniors, the disabled and veterans with autonomous vehicles and other technology.

Michigan Awards $4.8M In ‘Mobility'  Grants To Help Disabled

The nearly $4.8 million will provide short-term funding for an autonomous electric shuttle at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center and an online booking and trip management platform for people with disabilities who use special transportation services in the Detroit area. Other funds will support a ride-sharing app for paratransit users in Grand Rapids and a ridesharing platform in the central Upper Peninsula. “Too often when we talk about mobility, we have a tendency to go straight to self-driving cars and autonomous vehicles. But what we really should be talking about is how this technology and innovation that is happening right now can impact and improve the quality of life for people,” Gov. Gretchen Whitme

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