2022: Food Delivery in Detroit

In 2021/2022 QSAI worked with our partners at Ford Next Futuretech to develop and pilot a food delivery shuttle that leveraged teleop and autonomy to move fresh goods from the Ford Resource and Engagement Center (FREC) to Rio Vista Apartments in the Hubbard Richard neighborhood of Detroit. A whole lotta eggs, milk, and veggies delivered…

Quantum Signal AI group photo

2019: Becoming Quantum Signal AI

Quantum Signal became a subsidiary of Ford in July 2019, and Quantum Signal AI, LLC was born! We’re a strong team of engineers, artists, and administrators working together to enhance the future of transportation. If you’re looking for a transportation robotics focused career, check out our job opportunities. We’re always looking for great engineers! Careers…

QS 20th anniversary pizza celebration

2019: QS 20th Anniversary Celebration

In March 2019, QS celebrated 20 years of awesome adventures over Buddy’s Pizza and stories of the “good old days” from crusty old CEO Mitch. From a tiny bedroom in Ann Arbor, to apps in Afghanistan, robots in an Alaskan tundra, forensic scanners at USSS HQ, and now smart vehicle tech on the streets of…

Teleoperating vehicle drives through snow

2018: Snowbound Robots

We’ve built autonomous technologies for unique and interesting applications and circumstances – sometimes even in the snow. In late 2018, our team worked in both Reykjavik, Iceland and Athens, Greece, performing real-time teleoperated maneuvers with our ‘bots, which were located back here in Saline. That’s 2,800km and 5,200km away, respectively, and an exciting accomplishment for…

Saline High football team 1931

And We Smile a Lot More, Too!

Back in 1931, this facility housed the finest Saline athletes. Today, it houses the finest Saline MATHLETES! The original Union School building was built in 1868. It was later torn down and rebuilt in 1930 to accommodate a growing population of students. The school continued to be used as a high school through 1959, after…

Quantum Signal AI headquarters

2010: QS moves into Saline High School

In 2010, we acquired the historic Union School in Saline, Michigan, transforming it into an HQ that supports our company’s balance of work and play. It contains all the tools and resources necessary to address the wide array of systems engineering and technology development challenges that Quantum Signal AI faces everyday. Nowadays, it facilitates the…

ANVEL: robotic simulation software

2007: Simulating Robotic Greatness

One of QS’ most famous products was the Autonomous Navigation Virtual Environment (ANVEL), a pioneering simulation tool that began life in 2007 and facilitated research, development, and testing of intelligent vehicle and mobile robotic systems.  ANVEL was (and still is) heavily used by the US military for autonomy projects, and we’re proud to have built…

QSAI: from consulting startup to Ford subsidiary

1999: Quantum Signal Origin Story

In 1999, Quantum Signal began as a consulting startup with two graduate students and a professor. From those humble beginnings QS would grow to become a real engineering firm, handling hundreds of programs and employing scores of top-notch scientists, engineers, software developers, artists, and more. For two decades QS built killer solutions that helped to…