ANN ARBOR—Testing of a new autonomous shuttle is underway at the University of Michigan’s Mcity Test Facility to ensure the technology is ready to safely serve older adults and people with disabilities in the City of Detroit. Earlier this month, U-M researchers kicked off several months of testing with an autonomous vehicle provided by May Mobility,
LINCOLN–Mobility Rising announced a strategic partnership with Ford Motor Company Fund as part of a $5 million investment aimed at addressing transportation insecurity in Detroit, as well as Stanton, Tenn. The Access to Care program will provide transportation to prenatal healthcare and wrap-around supportive resources for mothers and infants in Detroit living in low income
GRAND RAPIDS – Magic-Writer, a provider of fintech and payments services, has been purchased by Swivel Transactions LLC, a business unit of the San Antonio financial services firm Southwest Business Corp. Terms were not announced. Swivel officials said the acquisition will increase its reach with banks and credit unions. Magic-Wrighter’s products, new account funding, and
DETROIT — As sales of all-electric vehicles grow more slowly than expected, major automakers are increasingly meeting their customers in the middle. More and more companies are reconsidering the viability of hybrid cars and trucks to appease consumer demand and avoid costly penalties related to federal fuel economy and emissions standards. The shifting strategies run
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - The history of artificial intelligence has been punctuated by periods of so-called “AI winter,” when the technology seemed to meet a dead end and funding dried up. Each one has been accompanied by proclamations that making machines truly intelligent is just too darned hard for humans to figure out. Google’s release of
EATON RAPIDS, Mi - Dozens of UFO sightings are reported in Michigan each year. An Eaton Rapids woman says she saw one last summer, and tried to coax the aliens to stay by singing them a song. According to a report filed with the National UFO Reporting Center (or NUFORC), the four-minute sighting was reported to have happened around 3:45am
SEATTLE - What is the clearest natural water in the world? And what about those piercing-cyan-blue beaches at vacation spots around the world: “It’s like a screensaver!” says Jon Favreau’s character Joey in Couple’s Retreat. We’re going to look at the world’s clearest water beach. Countless blue-clear beaches around the world provide incredible opportunities to snorkel or
SEATTLE - Microsoft has released a paper for the widely-anticipated glass-based storage technology it's backing to replace the conventional technology that's fitted into the best hard drives and best SSDs out there today. The 16-page academic paper, presented at the 29th ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, outlines the principles behind the company's plans to build a longlasting and highly efficient storage systems. Made
DETROIT - Prices of used electric vehicles are down roughly 30 percent year over year, according to market research studies using data from September and October. The cheaper prices might bode well for buyers, but they raise concerns that low resale values could hurt EV adoption among mainstream consumers. The falling prices also add fuel
SEATTLE - AI apps that can "undress" women in photos are seeing higher numbers of users, data showed. Such "undressing" sites and apps let users upload an image of someone fully clothed. AI is then used to generate a fake nude image of them. A group of 34 websites attracted more than 24 million unique
