SOUTHFIELD — The Japan-based auto supplier Denso Corp. announced the opening of the Denso R&D Lab at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

The company said 12 UM students were selected to help on various research projects being undertaken at the lab. The projects will begin this month and continue throughout the year.

Officials said the lab will focus on new auto safety technologies, including autonomous vehicles, machine learning, and the suite of safety backups known as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

“This new lab will provide opportunities for students to conduct research to develop future Automated Drive technologies that will help save lives,” said Doug Patton, executive vice president and CTO at Denso’s North American headquarters in Southfield. “The lab expands Denso’s partnership with the University of Michigan, and extends a master alliance agreement we established in 2012 to sponsor multiple R&D projects.”

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