Center for Automotive Research

Avoiding pedestrian collisions in a future of automated cars

The Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research’s (CAR) Automated Driving Lab is enabling cars to “talk” to one another to avoid accidents with other vehicles. But what about collisions with pedestrians? That’s one of the problems... | LEARN MORE

Ohio State researchers study distribution of electric car power system

A basic problem facing electric car buyers is that traditional gas stations outnumber charging stations. But Ohio State researchers are aiming to solve that problem, studying the best location for building electric-vehicle charging stations to help... | LEARN MORE

Underwater Robotics team competes in semi-finals

The Ohio State College of Engineering’s Underwater Robotics team competed against 44 other teams in the 2017 International RoboSub Competition, July 24-30 in San Diego, CA. The team successfully made it to the semi-final round of competition after... | LEARN MORE

New camps promote hands-on learning for future engineers

Seventy high school students from across the Buckeye state and beyond gained a hands-on introduction to engineering disciplines and careers during two six-day summer camps offered by The Ohio State University College of Engineering in June. The camps... | LEARN MORE

Selamet receives Hillquist NVH Lifetime Achievement Award

For more than 30 years, Professor Ahmet Selamet has served as a leader in the mechanical engineering field. His groundbreaking research has explored advanced automotive powertrain systems, wave dynamics, noise and pollutant emission control, combustion,... | LEARN MORE