DETROIT - MITechNews.com and Global Auto Mobility announced Sept. 14 a media partnership designed to identify the companies and leaders working on emerging smart mobility products and services and highlight their impact on industry globally and on their local communities. Working together with regional broadcast and print partners media, we will reach industry leaders and
SUNNYVALE, Ca – Osram Opto Semiconductors has partnered with Joyson Safety Systems to supply key IRED and LED components for the 2018 Cadillac CT6’s Super Cruise feature, a hands-free driving technology. Osram’s IRED and LED components, which are embedded in Joyson Safety Systems’ steering wheel for the Cadillac CT6, allow the system to monitor driver
ROYAL OAK - There’s a new company in metro Detroit that provides the auto industry with data that was never available before - predicting automotive repair frequency that gives manufacturers, suppliers, tech companies and service provides the ability to see how their components compare to the competition - now and more importantly in the future.
ANN ARBOR - Vehicle cybersecurity company Trillium Secure has partnered with the University of Michigan’s TechLab at MCity to conduct research on how Artificial Intelligence can bolster a connected vehicle’s resistance to cyber attack. Trillium’s Director of Global Engineering, Ross Hirschi, will collaborate with MCity by providing mentorship to a team of UM students from
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com is expanding its technology video news coverage by adding the first of many topic specific channels - Auto Tech. Editor Mike Brennan attended the Center for Automotive Transportation’s Management Briefing Seminars in August and shot more than a dozen videos interviews with top auto tech decision makers, CEOs, CIOs and other
ROYAL OAK - If a Chinese white hat hacker company called Keen Security calls, pick it up on the first ring, so says Ami Dotan, CEO and President of Karamba Security, an Israeli company that has developed anti-car hacking software. Ami Dotan Dotan gave a presentation at the Center For Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminar
NEW YORK - Carmera, a mapping and data analytics startup, has raised $20 million in a Series B funding led by GV, formerly known as Google Ventures. Carmera previously raised $6.5 million in an earlier round. The company announced the funding raise along with a few other updates, including a new feature on its autonomous mapping product
ANN ARBOR - As public transportation systems across the country struggle with low ridership and costly underutilized lines, some are experimenting with new systems that incorporate ridesourcing services to serve "last-mile" trips or to bring commuters to their fixed routes. But how will commuters respond to these changes? University of Michigan researchers Xiang 'Jacob' Yan,
PONTIAC — Deliver My Ride, the online car buying service launched by Peter Karmanos Jr.’s tech firm, MadDog Technology, and retail automotive industry veteran Michael McInerney, announced the launch of its newly enhanced platform. Deliver My Ride is a modern alternative to the traditional car buying process. The platform creates a convenient, unbiased, and pressure-free
DETROIT – Employer demand for lightweighting-related skills in Michigan increased by 18 percent between the first calendar quarter (January through March) and quarter two 2018 (April through June). What’s more demand has doubled since the first quarter of 2018 with more than 56,000 job postings. This according to a new report from Detroit-based LIFT—Lightweight Innovations
