SOUTHFIELD — Lawrence Technological University has begun the research and development of an autonomous campus taxi thanks to donations from several corporate partners. Hyundai MOBIS, the parts and service division of the Korean automaker, donated $15,000 for the purchase of a Polaris GEM e2 two-seat electric vehicle. Dataspeed Inc., a Rochester Hills engineering firm specializing
DETROIT — The second annual Michigan Sustainability Conference will be held Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Crowne Plaza Detroit, 2 Washington Boulevard. The event, organized by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, is designed to promote meaningful engagement with business professionals surrounding the topic of sustainability. Keynote speakers will include Joel Howrani Heeres, director of
DETROIT – A high school class in architecture, taught in the spring 2016 semester by Lawrence Technological University staff, has produced at least one budding architect, as well as a whole bunch of good ideas on building a better bus shelter. The class was taught by Meaghan Markiewicz, MAr’17, MoUD’17, who is now working as
SOUTHFIELD — The Engineering Society of Detroit will host a free information session on how engineers can earn the Professional Engineer designation on Tuesday, Aug. 1. The event runs from noon to 1 p.m. and lunch will be provided. The session will be held at ESD Headquarters, 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, in Southfield.
ANN ARBOR — ForeSee, the Ann Arbor-based customer satisfaction analysis provider, announced the latest release of its ForeSee CX Suite product. The company said the release includes five enhancements: * Store and Location Leaderboard – increased visibility across locations, ability to instantly identify top and bottom stores and compare performance at various levels of the
DETROIT – Grand Circus, a technology training provider with campuses in Detroit and Grand Rapids, announced the launch of the application process for the Facebook Bootcamp. The bootcamp will combine Grand Circus’ front-end curriculum with React, an open-source JavaScript platform. “Partnering with Facebook allows us to continue to position Grand Circus graduates as leaders in
DETROIT — Is the Motor City ready to ditch the car dealer? Phoenix, Ariz.-based Carvana aims to find out, at least when it comes to used cars. The service launched in Michigan, allowing Detroit-area residents to search through the 7,000-plus vehicle inventory on Carvana.com, finance, purchase and schedule home delivery of their vehicle as soon
DETROIT — Two of Michigan’s smallest municipalities now have high-speed 4G LTE wireless service from AT&T thanks to recent system upgrades. The city of Omer, with a population of 313 in the 2010 Census, is Michigan’s second smallest city. It’s in Arenac County on US-23, where the improved tower is located, east of Hagley Road.
DETROIT — Detroit-area technology hiring is looking up for the second half of 2017, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report. Twenty-three percent of CIOs say they plan to add full-time technology professionals to their teams, up seven points from December’s report. In addition to hiring plans, the report
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – The broadband provider WOW Internet Cable & Phone has announced the availability of gigabit fiber-optic data services to residents and businesses in Grosse Pointe Shores. WOW residential and business services are now available to more than 1,100 customers in the Grosse Pointe Shores community. WOW offers residential and business services in Detroit
