ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is hosting its second vehicle safety conference on Feb. 12 focusing on How will Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Affect Automotive Safety? The conference examines the technology trajectory of connected and autonomous vehicles and how these technology advances will affect vehicle safety over the next 10
SEATTLE - After a six-month search, Microsoft has turned to corporate insider Satva Nadella, executive vice president of the software giant?s Cloud and Enterprise Group, to replace Michigan native Steve Ballmer as president and CEO. The announcement was made Tuesday. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will move to a technology advisor role. John Thompson, lead independent
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group Monday reported its January sales were 8 percent higher than the same month a year ago, and the best January sales since 2008. Taking a look at the number, U.S. sales last month totaled 127,183 units, compared with sales of 117,731 in January 2013. The Chrysler, Jeep, Ram Truck, and
DETROIT ? More than 10,000 business, government and research leaders will gather in Detroit in September to showcase the latest transportation innovations and share ideas and strategies for modernizing transportation at the 21st World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, who will serve as Chair of the World Congress Honorary Committee, said
SAN FRANCISCO - Wearables: Everybody in the tech world is talking about them, but no one has quite nailed it yet. The category, which includes everything from smart glasses that record video to watches that answer phone calls, is generating some of the biggest buzz in the tech industry, and for good reason. Wearables are
DETROIT - Google has extended a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to its seven tech hubs throughout North America, including Detroit's M@dison Block. Startups will have the incredible opportunity to travel to Silicon Valley to pitch Google and its investors. Deadline is Feb. 9. This opportunity comes to Detroit through the Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub Network, which
DETROIT ? How would you like the chance to get some in-depth Internet training that would teach you how to build websites, iPhone apps and do killer on-line marketing - at a discount? Jan. 31 is the last day to qualify. Grand Circus, a training institute in the heart of downtown Detroit, is offering readers
LIVONIA - Inventev, a new Detroit-based company that brings mobile power generation to commercial fleets using medium-duty trucks, won first place and a check for $5000 in the MiQuest business plan competition Thursday night. MiQuest is the former Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest. First place in the New Business Ideas category went to Kalamazoo-based Micro-LAM Technologies,
SOUTHFIELD - Johnson Controls will partner with Lawrence Technological University to identify and validate new energy storage technologies to help Johnson Controls? ongoing efforts to help automakers meet fuel economy and emissions standards, help consumers save money at the pump, and deliver improved vehicle performance and functionality. Johnson Controls will donate and install state-of-the-art test
SAN FRANCISCO ? Google has sold Motorola for $2.91 billion, consisting of $660 million in cash and $750 million in Lenovo shares, with the remaining $1.5 billion paid in the form of a three-year promissory note. Lenovo gets the Motorola brand, as well as its portfolio of devices, including the Moto X and Moto G.