DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show and the PNC Foundation will greet over 400 Detroit Public School pre-K students as part of “PNC Grow Up Great Day” at the show Jan. 25, 2018. Dedicated to providing the very youngest members of the community with a fun and engaging look at the auto industry,
LANSING — At Tuesday’s final scheduled meeting of 2017, the Michigan Strategic Fund board approved assistance to American Haval Motor Technology LLC is a subsidiary of Great Wall Motor Company Ltd., China’s largest manufacturer of SUVs. The company plans to establish a research and development center in Farmington Hills, investing $3.5 million. As a result, the
ROYAL OAK - Glenn Stevens from MICHAuto joined M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about a study funded by MICHauto that reveals more than 2,200 automotive research, design, engineering, testing and validation facilities are in Michigan – up from 375, cited previously. But a second study to be released Wednesday at
DETROIT - On Wednesday, MICHauto, an economic development initiative of the Detroit Regional Chamber, published a new study that reveals more than 2,200 automotive research, design, engineering, testing and validation facilities are in Michigan - up from 375, cited previously. Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah, in an interview, said he wasn’t sure where the
ROYAL OAK - Warner Norcross & Judd Partner Randy Peck talks about the autonomous vehicle patent race underway, a tug-of-war between traditional automakers and Silicon Valley software companies to dominate intellectual property in this next phase of auto evolution. Some autonomous features are already in the latest vehicles. Those include adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency
ROYAL OAK - Long-time public relations pro Mike DeVilling, who ran his own boutique agency for nearly a decade, is now senior partner at Finn Partners, a global marketing and communications company. Reporting to Finn’s managing partner, Dan Pooley, DeVilling serve as senior partner in the Detroit office. He leads new business development, client service and counsel, and
ROYAL OAK - Supported Intelligence has developed some interesting technology to research and prototype an application for a connected vehicle. Supported Intelligence, a tech company that grew out of Anderson Economics Group several years ago, is working with some University of Michigan engineering students to better connect with vehicles that could make traffic signals more
ANN ARBOR — Gasoline vehicles would produce lower emissions than the average battery-electric vehicle only if their fuel economy was higher than 51.5 mpg worldwide, say researchers at the University of Michigan. In the United States, it would have to be slightly higher, at 55.4 mpg, but nowhere near the required 169.5 mpg for gas-powered
ANN ARBOR - Eleven companies are investing a total of $11 million in the second phase of industry funding for Mcity, the University of Michigan-led public-private R&D initiative leading the transformation to connected and automated mobility. Industry's continuing interest reflects Mcity's success in building an ecosystem of companies committed to the center's mission to accelerate
DETROIT - Earlier this month, the PlanetM Landing Zone was launched at the WeWork center in downtown Detroit. In this video, Trevor Pawl, Group VP, Pure Michigan Connect, Sandy Baruah, Detroit Regional Chamber President, and Megan Dodds, WeWork Midwest Community Director, explain the Landing Zone's mission - to provide a home for Autonomous Vehicle startups
