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Toyota Group Manager Updates Electric Vehicle Technology

ANN ARBOR - What is Toyota's Research Institute south of Ann Arbor developing to power the next generation of vehicles? Todd Remtema, Group Manager of Powertrain Calibration & Evaluation at Toyota Motor North America Research and Development, provides details on MITech TV with Matt and Mike. More at TRI https://youtu.be/aLk4kZP021s

By |2023-06-20T13:25:34-04:00June 18th, 2023|Clean Update, mitechtv|

Calculations Suggest It’ll Be Impossible to Control a Super-Intelligent AI

LONDON, UK - The idea of artificial intelligence overthrowing humankind has been talked about for decades – and programs such as ChatGPT have only renewed these concerns. So how likely is it that we'll be able to control high-level computer super-intellgence? Scientists back in 2021 crunched the numbers. The answer? Almost definitely not. The catch is that controlling a

By |2023-06-18T16:47:59-04:00June 18th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence|

How Software Has Changed and Developed Over the Last Decade

There may have been a time in the not too distant past when hardware was seen as the aspect that a business should focus most of its efforts on, and that software was simply secondary. However, some dramatic changes in the software and application development sector have seen software become the differentiating feature of the

By |2023-12-01T10:28:39-05:00June 18th, 2023|Guest Columns|

Tata Elxsi Opens Innovation Hub In Troy

TROY–The Bangalore, India-based engineering and design firm Tata Elxsi, has announced the opening of an “Innovation Hub” and engineering center in Troy. This also marks the 15th year for Tata Elxsi in Troy, working with automakers and suppliers in the region. The new center will support EV and green mobility, software and digital engineering for

By |2023-06-18T15:46:16-04:00June 18th, 2023|ESD|

Snowbotix Electric-Powered Robot To Clear Snow Wins LTU Pitch Competition

SOUTHFIELD—Snowbotix, a startup company developing an autonomous, electric-powered robot that can be used to clear snow in winter and clean pavement in summer, won the $15,000 first prize in the Centrepolis Accelerator Micro Makers Evolution Lab Pitch Event, held Wednesday in the Buell Building Atrium at Lawrence Technological University. A total of $35,000 was awarded

By |2023-06-18T15:46:17-04:00June 18th, 2023|Entrepreneurs, ESD|

Did Someone Capture A UFO In Battle Creek In Broad Daylight?

BATTLE CREEK - Michigan has always been a hotbed for UFO sightings and the paranormal in general, but in the last few days, there has been a serious uptick in strange things happening here in West Michigan. Just the other morning multiple residents claimed to hear some kind of whirling and pulsing sound coming from the

By |2023-06-18T15:46:32-04:00June 18th, 2023|Guest Columns|

Cybersecurity Hot Buttons: AI And Ransomware Threats

ANN ARBOR - Presidio Chief Information Security Officer Dan Lohrmann joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to about the hot button issues today in cybersecurity: Twin threats from Artificial Intelligence and Ransomware attacks. He also said because of the return of Ransomware, cybersecurity premiums are on the rise. Watch this video to learn more.

By |2023-06-18T16:48:41-04:00June 18th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Ford’s New EV SUV Called Personal Bullet Train — Challenge Tesla

DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company is attempting to make more waves in the electric vehicle (EV) space. The company’s CEO, Jim Farley, and Chief Officer of EVs and Digital Systems, Doug Field, recently teased out some details of the company’s newest car — a battery-electric SUV with three rows of seating — during presentations at Ford Investor Day. Among

By |2023-06-18T08:21:04-04:00June 18th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

Current Climate: Demand For Oil Will Peak By The End Of The Decade

WASHINGTON DC - The International Energy Agency estimates that global demand for oil is set to peak at the end of the decade before going into decline. The agency expects total demand will grow about 6% from 2022 to 2028, but that there are a number of things driving demand down. One is that demand for oil for transportation is

By |2023-06-18T08:21:04-04:00June 18th, 2023|Clean Update, Climate Change, Featured|