SUNNYVALE, Ca – Osram Opto Semiconductors has partnered with Joyson Safety Systems to supply key IRED and LED components for the 2018 Cadillac CT6’s Super Cruise feature, a hands-free driving technology. Osram’s IRED and LED components, which are embedded in Joyson Safety Systems’ steering wheel for the Cadillac CT6, allow the system to monitor driver
ROYAL OAK - A Detroit entrepreneur and game developer has launched a new user growth platform for mobile app developers called WildFire. Introduced by Ken Johnson, creator of the card game Phase 10, WildFire provides a new method for app developers, particularly startups and independents, to get noticed in the crowded app marketplace without costly
ROYAL OAK - There’s an advanced digital local marketing auto dealership program with proven results that increases a dealership’s awareness among local active vehicle buyers. Really. Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartOne, a Birmingham, Michigan, Internet marketing company, said SmartOne is co-op compliant with OEMs, and it also increases service center appointments and profits as well.
ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday Sept. 10, Ahmed Alomari, CEO of Cybernoor, will talk about the launch of a video story series that will explain his Oracle partnered company. Tember Shea, Director of Inforum’s InGAGE program will interview Christina York from Spellbound who will announce a new patent for her Augmented Reality patient
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont has a law on the books that supports the development of blockchain businesses, the first state to embrace crypto currency for land and other public records, holding the promise to make government more efficient and save taxpayers’ money. Two years in the making, Senate Bill 269, now Act 205, requires
DETROIT — Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index decreased in June to a level of 118.8. The index is comprised of nine variables — nonfarm payroll employment, continuing claims for unemployment insurance, housing starts, a house price index, industrial electricity sales, auto asemblies, total trade, hotel occupancy, and sales tax revenue. Bank officials said that in
TROY — The engineering technology developer Altair Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced the release and immediate availability of its new Altair Inspire simulation-driven design platform, and its Altair 365 cloud collaboration platform. The company said Altair Inspire enables manufacturers to use simulation to drive the entire design process, accelerating the pace of innovation and reducing time-to-market.
LANSING - The gubernatorial candidates, Republican Bill Schuette and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, began the general election phase of their campaigns each with $1.5 million as both spent the past month scrambling to refill their campaign funds after winning expensive primaries. Post-primary campaign finance reports were due Thursday. As of August 27, Schuette's campaign had $1,531,726 cash on hand. Whitmer
ANN ARBOR - Vehicle cybersecurity company Trillium Secure has partnered with the University of Michigan’s TechLab at MCity to conduct research on how Artificial Intelligence can bolster a connected vehicle’s resistance to cyber attack. Trillium’s Director of Global Engineering, Ross Hirschi, will collaborate with MCity by providing mentorship to a team of UM students from
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com is expanding its technology video news coverage by adding the first of many topic specific channels - Auto Tech. Editor Mike Brennan attended the Center for Automotive Transportation’s Management Briefing Seminars in August and shot more than a dozen videos interviews with top auto tech decision makers, CEOs, CIOs and other
