held one of several demonstration events, "Flying the Fairways for Drone Delivery" at Taylor Golf Club which included delivering lunch to the 10th hole. The Aerotropolis community also came together to demonstrate advanced air mobility at the City of Taylor Beaumont Hospital on June 13, 2022. The demonstration included Airspace Link, Mission GO, MEDC, Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, Taylor Beaumont Hospital, Detroit Region Aerotropolis, Wayne County, City of Taylor and others. The drone delivery operation utilized Aerotropolis’s Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability to demonstrate the medical and economic efficiencies to be realized with advanced low-altitude airspace operations. American Center for Mobility The American Center for Mobility is part of the infrastructure in Aerotropolis and is a purpose-built facility designed for research, education, testing, standards convening, product development, validation and self-certification for connected and automated technologies as well as future mobility. It is located on more than in Ypsilanti Township near the Willow Run airport. The Center began testing in December 2017 and officially opened in April 2018. The ACM was awarded a federal designation as a proving ground for the development of driverless cars. Testing can occur during all four seasons, day and night, in all weather conditions. It is a joint initiative with the State of Michigan founded in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the University of Michigan, Business Leaders for Michigan, and Ann Arbor SPARK. Executive director position created The Detroit Region Aerotropolis Development Corp. named Robert Luce, formerly from MICHauto, as its new executive director. Luce began his post March 6 to oversee the economic development agency's day-to-day operations reporting to the board of directors. He is the first person to take on this role for the agency, which was managed by Wayne County or a part-time consultant since its inception. Luce was succeeded by Christopher J. Girdwood in December 2019. He previously served as the business development manager for Prince William County in Virginia, where he implemented strategies to grow a 1,500-acre Innovation Park by attracting and expanding life science and advanced manufacturing industries. See also References External links Detroit Region Aerotropolis website Metro Detroit Airports in Wayne County, Michigan Proposed airports in the United States