ROYAL OAK - Multiple themes at the North American International Auto Show featured autonomous startups in the basement for the Automobile-D show sponsored by PlanetM, but upstairs where the auto industry was showcasing cars available now, not so much, said Auto Expert David Cole, chairman of AutoHarvest in Ann Arbor. The other theme was a
ROYAL OAK - We hear a lot of talk about electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles, but in reality on the floor of the North American International Auto Show were chock full of full-sized pickup trucks, big Sports Utility Vehicles, and flashy gas guzzling sports cars, said Michelle Krebs an analyst with Autotrader,. Auto makers will
ANN ARBOR — Ownership of cars and light trucks are on the upswing, says a University of Michigan researcher. In his 10th report in a series examining changes in various aspects of motorization in the U.S. since 1984, Michael Sivak of the UM Transportation Research Institute found that light vehicle-ownership rates per person and per
DETROIT - Sheen Xiao is the High Tech Product Management and Marketing Executive For Early and Growth Stage Companies. She has been attending the AutoMobiliD displays at Cobo Center as a representative of her company, Ainstein, a key provider of practical, cost effective radar applications in drones, self-driving vehicles and home security. Sheen will help us understand what AI
ROYAL OAK - SmartFinds Marketing has launched the auto dealership conquest sales program, SmartOne. The program combines both digital marketing process with digital marketing technology tasks to reach a hyper-targeted audience around the dealership's store with six marketing segments instead of the usual three for most conquest programs. Listen to Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartFinds
ANN ARBOR - One of the selling points of autonomous vehicles is the chance for drivers to be more productive while traveling. But some, suffering from motion sickness, won't be able to take advantage of relinquishing the wheel. The main cause of motion sickness is a conflict between vestibular and visual inputs when not watching
DETROIT – Nine Lawrence Technological University students won industry-sponsored awards and scholarships Sunday night at MAIN Event 2018, a celebration of automotive design and innovation held at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in midtown Detroit. Around 600 people attended the eighth annual event, which helps kick off the North American International Auto Show. The
DETROIT – PlanetM and AutoMobili-D Tuesday announced that CARMERA, provider of real-time 3D maps and navigation-critical data for autonomous vehicles, was awarded both Best in Show and Startup of the Year by Governor Rick Snyder at the inaugural PlanetM Awards ceremony during the 2018 North American International Auto Show. “AutoMobili-D, the premier mobility technology event
LANSING - Detroit is no stranger to innovation. From the Model T to Motown, the Motor City is a place that has inspired and cultivated entrepreneurs and leading-edge thinking for more than 100 years. That same pioneering spirit lives on today and is the driving force behind the city’s “autonomous” renaissance, as tech giants like
LAS VEGAS – Zeeland-based Gentex Corp. announced a deal to bring iris scanning technology to the automotive industry at CES 2018, formerly the International Consumer Electronics Show. Gentex’s partner in the effort is where-based Fingerprint Cards AB, a biometrics company based in Gothenburg, Sweden. The company said automakers are interested in developing biometrics-based authentication in
