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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.

Cybersecurity In Self-Driving Cars: U-M Releases Threat Identification Tool

ANN ARBOR - Instead of taking you home from work, your self-driving car delivers you to a desolate road, where it pulls off on the shoulder and stops. You call your vehicle to pick you up from a store and instead you get a text message: Send $100 worth of Bitcoin to this account and

By |2018-01-04T14:30:36-05:00January 4th, 2018|Autonomous Vehicles, Cyber Defense, Featured, IoT|
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American Center For Mobility Now Open For The Business Of Making Michigan Driverless Car Capitol Of The World

YPSILANTI TWP. - At what is now the Willow Run Airport Ford Motor Company built some 8,000 plus B-24 bombers during World War II, helping Detroit earn the nickname The Arsenal of Democracy. Now some 75 years later, the site is home to a state-of-the art proving grounds for testing autonomous vehicle technology - perhaps

By |2017-12-15T22:43:15-05:00December 15th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|
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Zeeland’s Gentex Outfits Connected Car Concept For Consumer Electronics Show

ZEELAND — Auto electronics supplier Gentex Corp. announced it has provided several electronics components for the latest autonomous and connected car concept vehicle from the Swiss car design firm Rinspeed. The vehicle, called Snap, would allow users to summon a vehicle-sized “skateboard” unit containing the powertrain, which would dock with personalized passenger “pods” customized for

By |2017-12-14T16:35:35-05:00December 14th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, ESD|
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The Autonomous Vehicle Patent Race

SOUTHFIELD - Incremental advancements in driver assistance technologies are paving the way toward an autonomous automotive world. For example, many new vehicles include adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking and lane keeping assist features for providing enhanced safety through some level of autonomy. Not surprisingly, traditional automotive manufacturers, as well as newcomers to the automotive

By |2017-11-20T12:41:49-05:00November 20th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Guest Columns|
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Supported Intelligence Working With U-M Students To Connect Traffic Lights To Vehicles

ROYAL OAK - Supported Intelligence has developed some interesting technology to research and prototype an application for a connected vehicle. Supported Intelligence, a tech company that grew out of Anderson Economics Group several years ago, is working with some University of Michigan engineering students to better connect with vehicles that could make traffic signals more

By |2017-11-13T11:55:59-05:00November 13th, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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11 Companies Invest $11 Million In Mcity To Develop Connected, Autonomous Vehicles

ANN ARBOR - Eleven companies are investing a total of $11 million in the second phase of industry funding for Mcity, the University of Michigan-led public-private R&D initiative leading the transformation to connected and automated mobility. Industry's continuing interest reflects Mcity's success in building an ecosystem of companies committed to the center's mission to accelerate

By |2017-11-01T19:41:36-04:00November 1st, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|
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PlanetM Landing Zone Video: A Home For Autonomous Vehicle Startups In Detroit

DETROIT - Earlier this month, the PlanetM Landing Zone was launched at the WeWork center in downtown Detroit. In this video, Trevor Pawl, Group VP, Pure Michigan Connect, Sandy Baruah, Detroit Regional Chamber President, and Megan Dodds, WeWork Midwest Community Director, explain the Landing Zone's mission - to provide a home for Autonomous Vehicle startups

By |2017-10-25T09:58:46-04:00October 25th, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Entrepreneurs|
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The Amazing Growth Of Crossovers, GM Stock Price, Autonomous Vehicle Hype

ROYAL OAK - The amazing shift in the American market from passenger cars to the crossover vehicles - today’s station wagon - is explained by auto guru David Cole. He also updates the listening audience on autonomous vehicle development and the five levels - where you can go to sleep in the back seat and

By |2017-10-24T21:27:48-04:00October 24th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Hyundai America Technical Center invests $5M in American Center for Mobility

YPSILANTI TWP. — Officials of the Hyundai America Technical Center Inc. announced Tuesday that the company has a new long-term partnership with the American Center for Mobility to support the advancement of connected and automated vehicle technology. As one of ACM’s Founder-level sponsors, HATCI will contribute $5 million to support the creation of a collaborative

By |2017-10-24T19:29:49-04:00October 24th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, ESD|
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Survey: Tooling Industry Experienced Strong Third Quarter – Capacity Utilization High

SOUTHFIELD – A new survey shows that the tooling industry experienced a strong third quarter, with die shops in particular experiencing an 88 percent spike in capacity utilization and mod shops reaching 81 percent capacity. Shops with revenue ranges of $10-million to $20-million are experiencing peak capacity utilization rates of 87 percent. The results come

By |2017-10-22T16:58:26-04:00October 22nd, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|
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