Center for Automotive Research

Ohio State team wins Ford Motor Company Fund grant by finding new uses for old plastic

A team of students from The Ohio State University has won the 2018 Ford College Community Challenge. Buckeye Precious Plastic joined teams from Purdue University, the University of California, Berkeley and other colleges around the country as one of 10 winners of the challenge. | LEARN MORE

Camp CAR introduces high school students to automotive engineering

The Center for Automotive Research along with the Honda-Ohio State Partnership hosted 10 high school students at Camp CAR, a week long summer camp focused on automotive engineering. The students had the opportunity to hear from a variety of engineers... | LEARN MORE

Ohio State partners with Delphi Technologies on NEXTCAR project

The Ohio State University, along with Tula Technology , Aptiv  and Transportation Research Center (TRC) , is partnering with Delphi Technologies to enhance connected vehicle innovations that will make cars greener with the ultimate goal of achieving... | LEARN MORE

State, university leaders break ground on North America's largest autonomous vehicle testing center

A new state-of-the-art testing ground for autonomous and connected vehicles is one step closer to reality.  Gov. John Kasich joined leaders from The Ohio State University, the Ohio Department of Transportation, JobsOhio and other organizations to... | LEARN MORE

International research partnership seeks to predict—and prevent—a major engine problem

Alex Taylor and Anna Misley both grew up far from Ohio—Alexandra in California’s Bay Area and Anna in Genoa, Italy—but the two PhD students are now in the Buckeye state helping to solve a major problem with internal combustion engines, thanks... | LEARN MORE

Canova and Weimer take on new roles to increase external engagement for center and college

Congratulations to Marcello Canova and Maryn Weimer on their new roles within CAR and the College of Engineering. Marcello Canova has been promoted to associate director for research and education at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). In his... | LEARN MORE