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Autonomous Vehicles

News and information about vehicles which can drive themselves without human supervision or input. Unmanned vehicles are vehicles which are either controlled remotely, or perhaps operate autonomously.

Groundbreaking Held For Autonomous Vehicle Testing, Training And R&D Center

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP - The groundbreaking held Monday for a 335-acre site expected to become a global center for testing connected vehicles was hailed by assembled government leaders as putting Michigan on the forefront of the autonomous car movement. On hand were Gov. Rick Snyder, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and U.S. Sen.

By |2016-11-22T14:07:44-05:00November 22nd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|
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U-M Offers Open-Access Automated Cars To Advance Driverless Research

ANN ARBOR - New University of Michigan research vehicles will be open testbeds for academic and industry researchers to rapidly test self-driving and connected vehicle technologies at a world-class proving ground. These open connected and automated research vehicles, or open CAVs, are equipped with sensors including radar, lidar and cameras, among other features. They will

By |2016-11-18T11:59:36-05:00November 18th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech|
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Report: Uber Named Top Shared Mobility Service By Millennials

NEW YORK - More than half of Americans mention Uber when hearing the term “shared mobility service” and Millennials are the ones paving the way for other generations as they are the most active users of this new type of service, according to a report from ReportLinker.  Millennials, who have a higher comfort-level with ride-hailing

By |2016-11-16T19:55:58-05:00November 16th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, New Products / Contracts|
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SBAM: Federal Government Announces Guidelines For Driverless Vehicles

LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, to learn more about new federal guidelines for driverless car development, the threat that artificial intelligence poses to jobs, Apple’s free app to reach children how to code and

By |2016-11-16T11:52:04-05:00November 16th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech, Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Fleet Of Connected Autonomous Vehicles Could Be Cruising U-M North Campus In 2017

ANN ARBOR - Passengers could be trying out a new urban mobility system on the University of Michigan's North Campus as soon as summer 2017. Its creators say it could deliver riders to their destinations in as little as half the time of the existing bus system at a lower cost, eventually using a fleet

By |2016-10-31T20:44:30-04:00October 31st, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech, Featured|
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NextEnergy Partners With Denso To Accelerate Smart City, Advanced Mobility Technologies

DETROIT - NextEnergy has partnered with global auto supplier Denso to accelerate smart city and advanced mobility technologies. Japan-based Denso said in a press release that its sponsorship aligns with the company’s corporate environmental policy and action plan to help resolve environmental and energy issues and conduct business in harmony with nature, a policy first

By |2016-10-27T20:26:09-04:00October 27th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech|
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$27 Million Chinese Investment To Globalize U-M Driverless Vehicle Research

SHENZHEN, China - A $27 million investment from a Chinese firm will strengthen the efforts of the University of Michigan, along with industry and government partners, to advance autonomous, connected vehicles and robotic technologies for a safer and more sustainable future around the world. President Mark Schlissel and Vice President for Research S. Jack Hu

By |2016-10-16T18:16:05-04:00October 16th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|
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MITechNews Editor To Moderate Connected Vehicle Panel Oct. 28 At TiECon Midwest In Dearborn

DEARBORN - TiECon Midwest 2016 Oct. 27-28 is Michigan’s largest entrepreneurial conference, attracting hundreds of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other professionals. This year’s theme is Ignite2Disrupt. Connected World. Connected Technologies. MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan will moderate a panel discussion on Oct. 28 called State of the Connected Vehicle and its Ecosystem: Opportunities for Monetization. Main

By |2016-10-12T10:31:24-04:00October 12th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech, Entrepreneurs|
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U-M Battery Startup Enters $1.5 Million Joint Venture

ANN ARBOR - In an effort to make safer, longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries for technologies like electric vehicles, smartphones and laptops, a University of Michigan startup has formed a $1.5 million joint venture with two major players in the industry. Ann Arbor-based Elegus Technologies recently announced their new partnership with Michigan-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing companies XALT

By |2016-10-06T12:15:34-04:00October 6th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Clean Update|
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MSU Contributes To Autonomous-Vehicle Research

EAST LANSING - At Michigan State University, researchers are involved in the work that will someday make self-driving vehicles not just a reality, but commonplace. Working as part of a project known as CANVAS – Connected and Autonomous Networked Vehicles for Active Safety – the scientists are focusing much of their energy on key areas,

By |2016-09-28T19:28:24-04:00September 28th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|
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