CMU joins Italian university in road research


Although they are on different sides of the world, Central Michigan University and Cattolica University in Milan, Italy are teaming up for research on making roads safer around the world.

Using similar technology like driving simulators, research is conducted on attention and driving in older adults and people with attention, neurological or developmental disorders. 

The main idea is that CMU is a rural area and Cattolica is in a more urban area, so researchers are hoping to collaborate on training of certain populations of drivers.

The collaboration began when a faculty member from Cattolica worked at CMU’s Center for Driving Evaluation, Education and Research, which evaluates fitness to drive and education to improve driver safety.

Representatives from Cattolica visited CMU recently to learn more about research and will be back later in the semester to come together further.

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