DETROIT - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Thursday at the North American International Auto Show that the federal government would like to spend $4 billion over the next decade to make autonomous vehicles a reality on America’s roads. “Automated vehicles open up opportunities for saving time, saving lives and saving fuel,” Foxx said. “We
TRAVERSE CITY - Appia Communications announced the availability of its Cloud desktops that deliver a Windows desktop experience that includes Microsoft Office 2013 Standard, with options to upgrade to Professional Plus, add hosted Microsoft Exchange, and add line of business applications. For more than 15 years, Appia has provided Cloud voice, cellular, colocation, call center,
ANN ARBOR - The U-M Office of Research announced on January 11 that James R. Sayer has been appointed Director of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, the developer of the Mcity, the U-M’s 32 acre autonomous driving experiment range on north campus. Carol Flannagan, who has served as Interim Director of UMTRI during
SUNNYVALE, Ca. - An interesting photo of Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn testing a quadcopter drone at the Nissan Research Center in Silicon Valley. Dare we call it the Ghosn (pronounced Gohn) drone? When asked by MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan if the photo hinted that Nissan is working on flying cars, Nissan spokesman Rachel
KALAMAZOO - The Monroe-Brown Internship Program, a partnership between Southwest Michigan First and the Monroe-Brown Foundation, announced that 35 internships are available at 31 Southwest Michigan companies for students in engineering, information technology, business development, interior design, human resources, marketing, winemaking and financial management – just to name a few. The program is open to
AUBURN HILLS - Accutrak Consulting & Accounting Services has joined the Executives-in-Residence program at Macomb-OU INCubator. As a part of the program, Accutrak will be located on site at Mac-OU INC to provide complimentary consultation to Mac-OU INC client companies. The Mac-OU INC EIR program allows commercialization clients to consult with expert professionals for approximately
DETROIT - Just in time for the public opening of the 2016 North American International Auto Show on Saturday, AT&T has boosted its mobile Internet coverage at Cobo Center. AT&T has upgraded its network by installing a new Distributed Antenna System. A DAS is made of numerous, small antennas that distribute AT&T's wireless network coverage.
DETROIT - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan talks headlines with Internet Advisor Co-host Foster Braun including Dematic moving manufacturing to Mexico, Russian secret service cyber attack on the Ukraine, Michigan Technological University has designed a rogue drone catcher to fend off drones breaking the rules. To listen, click on http://internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MiTechNews-1-9-16.mp3
FERNDALE - On M2 TechCast Monday Jan. 18, Michigan Science Center CEO Tonya Matthews, Inforum Vice President of Entrepreneurial Strategies Rachel Downs, and Detroit Regional News Hub Editor Marge Sorge. You can listen to M2 TechCast live each Monday at 3 pm on the www.podcastdetroit.com Network. Or you can listen on demand at http://www.podcastdetroit.com/artist/mi-tech-cast/
FERNDALE - M2 TechCast Co-host Mike Brennan calls in live from the North American International Auto Show where Brennan talks about all the cool mobility, and electric-powered vehicles that were debuted. Hybrid electric was the rage, but all electric-powered cars, and fuel-cell powered cars also could be found. In the second half hour, Allison Marrs,
