Ann Arbor MI. First purpose-built autonomous vehicle test facility in US. 32-acre simulated urban/suburban environment. Industry consortium: Ford, GM, Toyota, Bosch, Verizon. Feeds Detroit mobility VC ecosystem (Fontinalis, Assembly Ventures). Bridges UMich research to automotive CVC investment.

Ann Arbor MI. Flagship Big Ten research university. $17.3B endowment (largest public university endowment). $1.8B+ annual research. College of Engineering — top-ranked. Medical School — Michigan Medicine. Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Mcity — autonomous vehicle test facility (first in US). ARL co-located presence. Multiple automotive/mobility CVCs co-invest with UM spinouts. Arboretum Ventures (Ann Arbor) is primary healthcare VC partner.

Ann Arbor MI. Michigan Medicine — major academic health system. $1B+ NIH funding. Comprehensive Cancer Center. One of largest medical schools in US. Feeds Arboretum Ventures (Ann Arbor healthcare VC) deal flow.

Public research university in Detroit — medicine, engineering, mobility.