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Michelin joins BMW, IBM and Microsoft in $90 million-plus
project
CLEMSON INTERNATIONAL AUTO RESEARCH CAMPUS RACES AHEAD
 Michelin
North America is the fourth company to join Clemson University’s
International Center for Automotive Research since the auto research
campus was announced in November 2003. Campus investment now tops
$90 million.
Michelin
North America has announced that it will invest $3 million to endow
a professorship in vehicle electronic systems integration. That
amount could be increased with state and other matching funds. The
endowed chair will promote accelerated improvement in electronics
and the development of intelligent tire systems for automobiles
and trucks that improve overall performance and efficiency.
Michelin
joins BMW, IBM and Microsoft as partners in Clemson’s ambitious
undertaking. The project will coalesce, onto a single research campus,
automotive engineering, motorsports and research-driven graduate
education.
“This
project continues to gain substantial momentum at both the national
and international level,” said Chris Przirembel, Clemson’s
vice president for research. “An increasing number of companies
and organizations are expressing serious interest in locating in
or near the auto research campus.”
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