Private company
American Center for Mobility
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Automated vehicle proving ground in Michigan, US
The American Center for Mobility is a 500-acre (200 ha) vehicular automation research center and federally designated automated vehicle proving ground located in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan.2 Its chief executive is Reuben Sarkar.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersYpsilanti Township1
- Websiteacmwillowrun.org
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The American Center for Mobility is a 500-acre (200 ha) vehicular automation research center and federally designated automated vehicle proving ground located in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan.2
Leadership
Who has led American Center for Mobility, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- Chief executive officerReuben Sarkar1
Timeline
- 2017Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal grants $12.7M
- Federal contracts $2.0M
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| 2024 | $4.4M | $345.6K | $4.7M |
| 2022 | – | $343.6K | $343.6K |
| 2021 | – | $1.7K | $1.7K |
| 2019 | $6.1M | – | $6.1M |
| 2018 | $2.2M | – | $2.2M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2018–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest grants
- Oct 1, 2019$6.1M from Department of Energy: Conservation Research And Development6 To AMERICAN CENTER FOR MOBILITY Award DEEE0008407
- Aug 1, 2024$2.8M from Department of Energy: Conservation Research And Development7 To AMERICAN CENTER FOR MOBILITY Award DEEE0011260
- Oct 1, 2018$2.2M from Department of Energy: Conservation Research And Development8 To AMERICAN CENTER FOR MOBILITY Award DEEE0008470
- Sep 12, 2024$1.5M from Department of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy9 To AMERICAN CENTER FOR MOBILITY Award DEAR0001916
Largest contracts
- Sep 30, 2026$750.0K from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Title: research on comprehensive crash triggers and preliminary confirmation test methods the purpose of this requisition is to: award a ne10 To AMERICAN CENTER FOR MOBILITY Award 693JJ926F00101N
- Sep 30, 2022$689.2K from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: A new task order for a research project entitled 'automatic shut-off study on vehicles equipped with keyless start'. the task order will be11 To AMERICAN CENTER FOR MOBILITY Award 693JJ922F00200N
- Sep 30, 2026$574.0K from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Research on characterization of surprise in ads operations12 To AMERICAN CENTER FOR MOBILITY Award 693JJ926F00121N
Links
- Websiteacmwillowrun.org1
- WikipediaAmerican Center for Mobility
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ109237100
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsAmerican Center for Mobility photo by PeRshGo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- 6USAspending.govDEEE0008407: Department of Energy
- 7USAspending.govDEEE0011260: Department of Energy
- 8USAspending.govDEEE0008470: Department of Energy
- 9USAspending.govDEAR0001916: Department of Energy
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