Navya, a French autonomous mobility company with U.S. operations in Saline, announced it has achieved the remote supervision of a fleet autonomous vehicle, which it will present at the Autonomy Paris exhibition taking place March 16-17.
Did you know? The Detroit River is the only international wildlife refuge in North America.
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Bonus fact: Despite its name, the Detroit River is not a river, but a strait.
Ford Pro, the fleet mobility division of Dearborn’s Ford Motor Co., announced today it is introducing the first electric pickup truck purpose-built for the police, the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Special Service Vehicle (SSV).
The Hudson-Webber Foundation has announced more than $3.1 million in grants for projects in Detroit that support small business and neighborhood development.
Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn has begun production of the electric F-150 Lightning pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center within the company’s Rouge Complex.
NAVYA, a French autonomous driving company with a production site in Saline, south of Ann Arbor, has equipped a hospital in Israel with an autonomous shuttle service.
Several teams from Canoo, including one in Michigan, has delivered three Crew Transportation Vehicles (CTVs) to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn announced it will join the First Movers Coalition, a global initiative to harness purchasing power and supply chains to create early markets for clean energy technologies.
The Michigan Science Center in Detroit has been designated a Smithsonian Affiliate. It is now part of a national network of science centers, museums, and cultural organizations sharing the resources of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
The Detroit Writing Room, a co-working space, has opened on the second floor of 1514 Washington Blvd. in the heart of downtown Detroit. The building is just north of Clifford Street.
Former Michigan University basketball captain Jordan Morgan, and his wife, K.T. Maviglia-Morgan, Miss Michigan 2014, have won the first place TechTown Start Studio award for their online personal travel guide, On Arrival.
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, a Novi-based energy storage technology company, today announced it has closed a $300 million Series B capital raise at a post-money valuation of $1.2 billion.
Texas-based advanced mobility company Canoo Technologies, which operates R&D centers in Auburn Hills and Livonia, is launching a new Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV) 190, which expands the company’s line-up into the Class 2 electric cargo van segment.
Hercules Electric Mobility Inc. in Detroit, a manufacturer of an upcoming line of luxury eco-utility products, today announced it has signed a partnership deal with Toronto-based Worksport Ltd. for the TerraVis tonneau cover solar charging system.
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has introduced the Xenith Shadow XR, a football helmet designed for NFL, collegiate, and high school players.
The 41st Annual Concours d’Elegance of America, set for the weekend of July 26-28 at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth Township, has added new programming as part of the overall mission of celebrating art, fashion, and the automobile.
Detroit’s Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX), an aviation technology startup, is developing a fleet of electric vertical takeoff and landing tilt-wing aircraft with the goal of producing and operating a new transportation platform for urban commuters.
The Detroit Historical Museum is recognizing 20 years of Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival with an exhibit that opens Sept. 26 and runs through the 2021 festival at the end of May.
Electric vehicle battery manufacturer
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(ONE) officially opened its new headquarters in Novi Thursday with a ribbon cutting attended by several corporate, state, and local officials.
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Detroit’s Belle Isle will break ground on a $4.9 million outdoor enhancement project on Monday, July 1, according to the Detroit Historical Society.
Detroit Sewn, a Pontiac-based contract sewing house, today announced it has restructured its entire operation to produce more than 300,000 CDC-certified medical masks as part of the “Arsenal for Health Care” effort due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Ann Arbor-based May Mobility has announced its plan to launch a new autonomous vehicle (AV) shuttle service, the A2GO, in Ann Arbor this fall with a fleet of five fully autonomous on-demand vehicles.
Albert Kahn Associates in Detroit has released “The Art of Collaboration and Innovation: Albert Kahn Associates,” a book that details the firm’s 125-plus years of design work that includes 45,000 projects on six continents.
The DIA has brought its Inside | Out program to the new Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute, installing reproductions of the museum’s paintings.
Illinois’ Delta Dental has donated a $5 million corporate investment for a five-acre playground on the West Riverfront in what will be the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy announced.
As the automotive and technology sectors stand at the precipice of a brave new world of autonomous and connected vehicles, Mary Barra, chairman and CEO of General Motors Co., won’t allow the automaker to take a back seat to anyone.
Did you know? Belle Isle is the largest city-owned island park in the U.S. — housing a nature center, aquarium, and more.
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today commenced construction of the Learning Commons, a $63-million, 105,000-square-foot, tech-centric multi-use facility that will serve as the academic hub of the campus.
Detroit Aerotropolis and local Detroit drone software startup, Airspace Link, launch the FlySafe program, powered by AirHub, to lead the way in advanced drone operations for the region.
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