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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.

University Of Michigan’s MCity: America’s True Nexus Of Self-Driving Research

ANN ARBOR - The heart of the world's autonomous- and connected-car research isn't in Silicon Valley, it's at a University of Michigan research facility. Roadshow CNET.Com's new video series, features Driving Detroit - an in-depth look at this groundbreaking future-mobility cityscape at MCity. Exciting new mobility and transportation startups are appearing every day, and transformed, re-energized

By |2016-01-22T10:41:42-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|
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M2 TechCast Jan. 11 – Co-Hosts Brennan And Roush Discuss Technology ON Display At North American International Auto Show

FERNDALE - M2 TechCast Co-host Matt Roush interviews co-host Mike Brennan from the North American International Auto Show on Jan. 11 during press preview days. The two long-time tech reporters talk about the cool new technology on display at the Detroit Auto Show, and what they liked, and didn’t like, in the new cars and

By |2016-01-20T12:47:18-05:00January 20th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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General Motors Joins Speaker Line-Up at TU-Automotive Cybersecurity USA

NOVI - Vehicle Services Cybersecurity at General Motors has joined the speaker line-up at the TU-Automotive Cybersecurity USA conference & exhibition in June to add to the discussion on how to build robust cybersecurity within the connected car industry. Baltes is to join a panel of experts from Security Innovation, Strategy Analytics and Peloton Technology

By |2016-01-19T18:04:00-05:00January 19th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|
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Keeping Cyber Hands Off Your Steering Wheel

NOVI - Ransomware threat is the biggest worry according to Mathew Solnik senior security researcher with Azimuth Security speaking ahead of the March TU-Automotive Cyber Security USA 2016 at the Suburban Showcase.  Q: What are the top threats to cybersecurity in the automotive industry? “I think right now the top threats are really shifting to

By |2016-01-18T20:35:41-05:00January 18th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Cyber Defense|
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Detroit Auto Show Draws 208,000 plus On Opening Weekend

DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show was a magnet for 208,327 people on opening weekend – all wanting to get a glimpse of the more than 700 vehicles on display and the over 50 vehicles that debuted earlier in the week at Press Preview. Attendees experienced a show floor that has undergone a

By |2016-01-18T10:58:43-05:00January 18th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|
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Army Materiel Command Uses Intern Program To Help Replace Civilian Retirees

DETROIT - The US Army has a problem. About a fifth of the employees who work for the Army in its Materiel Command are eligible for retirement, including many of the 7,500 civilian and military employees who work at the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command in Warren, the home of the old Detroit Arsenal. On

By |2016-01-19T16:38:53-05:00January 15th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, News|
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DOT Secretary Foxx Proposes $4 Billion To Fund Development Of Autonomous Vehicles

DETROIT - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Thursday at the North American International Auto Show that the federal government would like to spend $4 billion over the next decade to make autonomous vehicles a reality on America’s roads. “Automated vehicles open up opportunities for saving time, saving lives and saving fuel,” Foxx said. “We

By |2016-01-15T09:32:14-05:00January 15th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Politics|
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DOT, NHTSA To Unveil 3-Point Plan To Rollout Tech-Based Safety Features

WASHINGTON DC - The Department of Transportation and National Highway Safety Administration will be unveiling this week and later this month, a three-point plan to bring the auto industry up to speed and accelerate the rollout of new technology to vehicles, the Car Connection reports. The first piece of that plan debuts today, when U.S.

By |2016-01-14T16:43:07-05:00January 14th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, News|
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Sayer Named Director U-M Transportation Research Institute

ANN ARBOR - The U-M Office of Research announced on January 11 that James R. Sayer has been appointed Director of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, the developer of the Mcity, the U-M’s 32 acre autonomous driving experiment range on north campus. Carol Flannagan, who has served as Interim Director of UMTRI during

By |2016-01-14T16:09:13-05:00January 14th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|
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FordPass Targets Mobility Market – Whether You Own A Ford Or Not

DETROIT - Ford Motor Company wants to make your life better by becoming your best mobility friend through its new Ford Pass program that starts in April. Through the FordPass, you’ll be able pay bills, reserve a parking space, buy coffee - and heck you don’t even have to own a Ford to use the

By |2016-01-15T17:54:10-05:00January 11th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|
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