ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan has a new yet familiar name for its center dedicated to advancing connected and automated vehicles: Mcity. Mcity replaces Mobility Transformation Center, or MTC, as the official name of the public-private partnership U-M established in 2013 with government and industry to lead the transition to connected and driverless
MILFORD - In January, the Army began officially testing the Chevy Colorado ZH2, the first ground-mobility combat vehicle that, if fielded, would be powered by a revolutionary new hydrogen fuel cell. The result of a $4 million collaboration between GM and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC), a functional hydrogen
ROYAL OAK - Tom Kelly, executive director of Automation Alley, talks about an upcoming trade mission to Paris for the Air Show. It will be Tom’s first trade mission since he was named executive director of the 1000 member association last September. Big data, robotics, aerospace manufacturers are the target for this mission, Kelly said.
ANN ARBOR - With a $2.4 million investment from the Toyota Research Institute, University of Michigan researchers will develop computer simulation tools to predict automotive battery performance. The project is part of a four-year, $35 million investment with research entities, universities and companies on research that uses artificial intelligence to help accelerate the design and
DUBLIN - Power management company Eaton announced João V. Faria Tuesday it has been appointed president of Eaton’s Vehicle Group, effective May 1. He succeeds Kenneth F. Davis who has announced he will retire on August 1. Faria will report to Uday Yadav, chief operating officer, Industrial Sector. In this role, Faria will be responsible for
AUBURN HILLS - The Michigan Alliance for Greater Mobility Advancement is hosting an Advisory Council meeting March 31 at the BorgWarner Technical Center to discuss the ongoing talent development projects related to growth in the automotive industry. The meeting, from 8:30 to 11 am, will be held at 3800 Automation Ave., Auburn Hills, 48326. Featured
LANSING - The Institute For Public Policy and Social Research is hosting an event March 29 briefing to provide an update on what’s happening with the development of autonomous vehicles in the Great Lakes Region. Called “Autonomous Vehicles: Where Research and Innovation Hit the Road,” researchers and manufacturers in the business and transportation industry, policy
ROYAL OAK - What’s the hot tech news from the auto industry? Auto industry guru David Cole joins us on M2 TechCast to talk future powertrains and President Trump’s desire to reduce the CAFE fleet fuel standards to make it more achievable for the auto industry. Cole also discusses the sale of Opel/Vauxhall by GM
ANN ARBOR - While the rate of ownership of cars and light trucks has steadily declined since its peak a decade ago, it is starting to climb, says a University of Michigan researcher. In his ninth report in a series examining recent changes in various aspects of motorization in the U.S., Michael Sivak of the
