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ANN ARBOR—Customer satisfaction with the auto industry is stuck in neutral. Overall customer satisfaction with automobiles and light vehicles is unchanged with a score of 78 out of 100, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index Automobile Study 2020-2021. European manufacturers maintained their lead over Asian and U.S. cars with a steady ACSI score of 79.
LANSING - ASE continues to get member inquiries about substance abuse testing and policies. A recent article by the Washington Examiner says interest in relaxing strict employer policies against employee marijuana use is going on across the country. Where marijuana is legal recreationally, such as in Michigan, employers are asking whether it’s worth continuing pre-employment
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission this week directed the electric utilities it regulates to answer questions about the companies’ responses to storms that left more than 1 million Michiganders without power, some for more than a week, in addition to addressing how to best prepare for extreme storms that have grown increasingly severe and frequent amid the state’s
DETROIT - Modern cars are computers on wheels, meaning hostile hackers can violate your car's software and do what they want to it a lot easier than you might think. Moshe Shlisel knows exactly how someone can hack your car. Fortunately, he's one of the good guys. His company specializes in cybersecurity. His team looks for vulnerabilities in cars to pinpoint the risks and then help
SEATTLE - A survey of 1,000 remote workers asked the real reasons workers wanted to stay at home beyond the usual answer of enjoying a flexible schedule, the survey also asked about factors like caring for pets and children, the ability to nap, work out, or watch TV during the workday, concerns about appearance, and
NEW YORK - As the world's top climate scientists released a report full of warnings this week, they kept insisting that the world still has a chance to avoid the worst effects of climate change. "It is still possible to forestall most of the dire impacts, but it really requires unprecedented, transformational change," said Ko Barrett, vice
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator will hold a C3 Accelerator Showcase for clients of its C3 Accelrator program from noon to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26. LTU’s C3 Accelerator is a growth-stage accelerator with up to $1.65 million in funding available in grants, investments, and services, to support product development and growth of technologies in
TOKYO - Mazda's pledge to release more electric vehicles might not signal the end of its celebrated rotary engine. The firm is reportedly developing a hydrogen-burning Wankel that could be used to power a successor to the RX-8. Without citing sources, Japanese magazine Best Car wrote that Mazda has never fully stopped developing the rotary engine. It significantly scaled back the program after production
WASHINGTON, DC — With demand for well-trained STEM workers expected to skyrocket, and women and people of color grossly underrepresented in STEM professions, afterschool programs in Michigan and across the country have been ramping up their STEM offerings. Today, 78 percent of Michigan parents report programs are providing STEM, up from 60 percent in 2014.
ANN ARBOR—The Ann Arbor autonomous vehicle technology and shuttle service provider May Mobility announced the launch of an on-demand autonomous vehicle shuttle service in Grand Rapids. Partners in the effort include the city of Grand Rapids, the New York City-based transit technology provider Via Transportation Inc., and the Zeeland-based automotive electronics manufacturer Gentex. The expanded, on-demand service began on
