Center for Automotive Research

Passion for Bullet takes Cooke from undergrad to assistant director

The first week David Cooke began as an undergrad at The Ohio State University, the Buckeye Bullet was in Bonneville, setting a US. landspeed record of 314.958 mph. Little did he know that landspeed vehicle would soon play a huge role in not only his... | LEARN MORE

Leading the Way to Functional Safety and Cyber Security

When it comes to automobile design, safety is always paramount. But how do researchers ensure cars are as safe as possible, despite the myriad hardware and software electronic functions that could potentially malfunction? Ohio State’s Center for... | LEARN MORE

Robert Sparks, Navy Veteran

.... In honor of Veterans Day, we’d like to recognize Robert Sparks, proud veteran of the United States Navy. .... Thank you Robert, and all U.S. Veterans, for your service to our country. Happy Veterans Day.   For three years Robert... | LEARN MORE

Grad student plays lead role in new Cybersecurity@CAR Lab

Matt Appel has loved problem solving and working on vehicles since he was young, but it wasn’t until he got ahold of his first microcontroller project in college that he realized he wanted to learn more about embedded systems and computer engineering. This... | LEARN MORE

Defending champion Ohio State revved up for next EcoCAR competition

Columbus, OH (Oct. 26, 2018) – A team of students from The Ohio State University has been selected to participate in the upcoming Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC), EcoCAR Mobility Challenge.  The four-year collegiate automotive competition... | LEARN MORE

CAR holds semi-annual External Advisory Board Meeting

On Friday, October 6, 2018 industry, government and campus partners attended The Ohio State Center for Automotive Research (CAR) semi-annual External Advisory Board meeting. The meeting provided an opportunity to highlight the research currently being... | LEARN MORE

New student organization brings Smart Columbus initiative to campus

As researchers, local businesses and citizens of Columbus prepare to improve transportation and sustainability through the Smart Columbus program, Danny Freudiger, graduate student studying mechanical engineering at The Ohio State University, hopes to bring similar changes to the university. | 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