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ROYAL OAK - Automation Alley Executive Director Tom Kelly joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on M2 TechCast to talk about recent trade missions and upcoming ones including Australia. The most recent trade mission was to Cuba - one of the best Automation Alley has even had, Kelly said. The proposed Australian trade mission would
ROYAL OAK - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer updates the M2 TechCast audience by discussing how a student in Philadelphia flying his drone nearly flew into the path of a police helicopter that was observing a Trump rally. The pilot was flying at night and beyond his line of sight - both against FAA rules.
ANN ARBOR - A fully autonomous, 15-passenger electric shuttle manufactured by French company called NAVYA will support research and provide self-guided tours of Mcity, the University of Michigan's test site for connected and automated vehicles. U-M and NAVYA announced the collaboration Friday. This is the first of NAVYA's ARMA vehicles to operate in North America.
DETROIT - Callida Energy, a software that helps more efficiently heat and cool buildings, won first prize Thursday and a check for $80,000 in the 2016 NextChallenge: Smart Cities technology challenge. RideHop, a company that more efficiently operate transportation systems, won second place and $20,000. The challenge is a partnership among NextEnergy, Denso International America,
LANSING – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Friday signed legislation that makes Michigan the first state to establish comprehensive regulations for the testing, use and eventual sale of autonomous vehicle technology. The new law, signed by Snyder at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, more clearly defines the circumstances of how self-driving vehicles can be
EAST LANSING – Are the emerging markets for legal cannabis products across the United States a new gold rush or will sales disappear in a puff of smoke? Two Michigan-based companies have crunched the numbers to find out. The potential U.S. market demand—were cannabis products legal for recreational use nationwide in 2017—is $22.4 billion, according
ROYAL OAK - New Automation Alley CEO Tom Kelly joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about the Video News Update project rolling out in December that will feature video clips of Automation Alley members making news. MITechNews.Com is offering Automation Alley members a wonderful video promotional opportunity that is guaranteed
ROYAL OAK - It’s been well documented that there is a lack of diversity in the Information Technology workforce In Southeast Michigan. Far more men than women work as IT professionals. Melissa Sheldon, Senior Research Analyst with the Workforce Intelligence Network of Southeast Michigan, and Erika Carlson from Detroit Labs, examine this issue in this
ROYAL OAK - Cyber bad guys are playing havoc with the Internet including an attack on Cyber Monday in Germany. Hackers drove about 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers off the Internet impacting Holiday sales. In October, hackers also launched a Distributed Denial of Service attack targeted at the Domain Name System (DNS) that makes sure information
ROYAL OAK - CloudTech1 has partnered with Automation Alley to stream live events held at the Midwest’s largest technology networking association. What’s more, CloudTech1 will be taking this technology on the road giving member companies the ability to share their live events with the world. CloudTech1 also offers its University to explain to businesses what
