LAS VEGAS - TomTom, the Netherlands-based navigation device developer, said Tuesday it had launched “Highly Automated Driving” map products for all interstate roads in California and all interstates and freeways in Michigan. The company, in an announcement at CES 2016, said the products are intended to provide easier testing for autonomous vehicles in two states
GALESBURG - Power management company Eaton announced that Stephen Noble has been named vice president, Manufacturing, Vehicle Group, reporting to Ken Davis, president, Vehicle Group, effective January 1. Noble most recently served as vice president, Operations, for Eaton’s Hydraulics business in Istanbul, Turkey. He will be based in Galesburg. “Stephen’s success in key roles at
LAS VEGAS - Ford and AT&T are bringing high-speed connectivity and an even better owner experience to customers this year – with plans to connect more than 10 million customers to Ford SYNC Connect within the next five years. SYNC Connect, Ford’s new high-speed connectivity technology, adds levels of convenience to SYNC, the industry-leading in-car
BINGHAM FARMS - jacapps has announced the company's flagship V4 app platform will begin offering support for and integration of Google's Android Auto, the connected car extension to its Android smartphone platform. This new functionality will be available as part of jācapps' App Everywhere product and will enable Android smartphone users with an Android Auto
ANN ARBOR - The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD) is hosting a breakfast Jan. 14 to share joint U.S.-Israel research and development opportunities. Andrea Yonah, US East Coast Representative, BIRD Foundation, will provide the update. The BIRD Foundation's mission is to stimulate, promote and support industrial R&D of mutual benefit to the U.S.
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Video Interest Group will host its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 13 at the Carlyle Grill where Rishi Daftuar will deliver a presentation called Post-Production Audio for Video. The meeting runs from 6:30-8:30 pm. Agenda for the meeting: Open networking Intros/News Seeking video help/resources? "asks" [you can
GRAND RAPIDS - GRDevDay 2016 has issued a call for speakers for the conference on March 12. Submission deadline is Feb. 5. Accepted speakers will be notified by Feb. 14. DevDay is being hosted at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI on Saturday, March 12, 2016 from roughly 8AM to 5PM. Sponsors ask that you
DETROIT - The Great Lakes Chapter of the Change Management Institute is hosting a free evening webinar on the ROI of Change Management – the People Side of Change, on February 24. Change is accelerating in organizations around the globe, as companies respond to our changing regulatory, technology and economic realities. Return on investment is
MARQUETTE - Travel Marquette, taking a page from Grand Rapids’ ArtPrize, is launching a new business competition that encourages entrepreneurs to create exhibits that express a business or product idea. SmartPrize exhibits will be displayed throughout downtown Marquette and be judged by a panel as well as crowd votes. “We are excited to invite innovators and
SOUTHFIELD - Desktop support jobs are most in demand, a new survey shows, followed by database management, network and windows administration skills. The report comes from the temporary tech staffing firm Robert Half Technology, which added in a press release that hiring challenges remain as IT operations move into 2016. A survey of CIOs and
