U of M students engineer new autonomous shuttle system

Evolving to stay relevant in the fast-changing Engineering world is a challenge faced by every institution of higher learning. In 2013, educators at the University of Michigan's Dearborn campus inspired by a National Academy of Engineering study took this evolution seriously with an initiative called “Preparing the Engineer of 2020.”

Outdated lectures, text books and lab experiments were replaced by a fresh Design, Build and Test curriculum. New lean-startup courses addressing customer discovery techniques were added. The goal was to assure that engineering students graduated with the skills they'd need to be productive at the very start of their careers.