PLYMOUTH - Hella has expanded the functions of its nightdrive app to include visual road-surface guidance, optical distance warning, ideal driving lines, cycle-path illumination and visual safety zones. The free app is available now in German, English and Chinese for iOS and Android devices in the App Store and Google Play Store respectively. According to
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Connected vehicle security startup Karamba Security Ltd. announced it has raised $10 million in another venture round that will be used to fund the acquisition of companies and technology to beef up its Autonomous Security portfolio. The money in this round came from Silicon Valley-based venture debt firm Western Technology Investment. Last May, Karamba, an Israeli
ROYAL OAK - If you are an auto writer attending the SAE World Congress Experience, AutoCom Associates is hosting a media luncheon on April 11 at Joe Muer Seafood restaurant at the Renaissance Center. Some major AutoCom clients on hand will be Freudenberg, HBPO, Chassis Brakes and more. AutoCom’s Michael Scholl provides all the details.
ROYAL OAK - Airfoil Group is working on a blog series to inform and educate Airfoil’s audience about tech trends on the horizon. It’s called In Tech Trends We Trust, (or Maybe Not). On this segment of M2 TechCast, Airfoil’s Media Strategist and Editorial Director, Tim Moynihan, and Technical Operational Supervisor, Tony Onofrio, discuss different
Detroit is well known as the Motor City and the heart of the American automotive industry. Today, this industry is experiencing a revolution that will drive the future of mobility in new directions as transportation technologies evolve in ways that would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago. And once again, Michigan
TEMPE, Az. - It's day four of the Tempe Police Department's investigation into Uber's self-driving car crash, the accident that resulted in the first fatality of a pedestrian from a car in full autonomous mode. And there's still no clear answer what went wrong. The Arizona police, along with federal investigators, have been examining the vehicle and accident
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today applauded the inclusion of $100 million in the proposed Fiscal Year 2018 spending bill for the safe research, development and demonstration of self-driving vehicle technologies, including dedicated funding for the Department of Transportation’s federally designated Automated Vehicle Proving Grounds. “Self-driving vehicles have the potential to
ANN ARBOR - A seismic change is taking place with city planning as smart grids, autonomous vehicles and other innovative mobility services draw closer to becoming commonplace. The upcoming "Smart Cities: A Connected Way Forward" symposium will cover the latest developments that local governments should be following, and what adjustments should be made to infrastructure
ANN ARBOR - Up to 8.1 million car crashes and 44,000 deaths could be prevented if the federal government mandated connected vehicle technology now, rather than waiting even three years to develop and evaluate competing technologies. That's according to a new analysis by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The research shows the extent
ROYAL OAK - What’s the regulatory environment for Autonomous Vehicles? Audi is rolling out a Level 3 capable vehicle this year, making us closer to cars that can drive us home. But we have no federal regulations - other than those that require a steering wheel and brakes - on the books. State regulations are
