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Detroit Drifting Co. in Livonia sawed a vehicle in half to help Plymouth Township’s RoboTire demonstrate its robotic tire changing technology at SEMA in Las Vegas. // Courtesy of RoboTire

RoboTire and Detroit Drifting Co. Team Up for SEMA Activation

RoboTire, a Plymouth Township-based robotics and automation company, and Detroit Drifting Co. in Livonia recently partnered on a one-of-a-kind auto build with a twist:...
LTU's Centrepolis Accelerator — which invested in Detroit’s Bollinger Motors — has received a $1 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to advance hardware startup investing. // Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Receives $1M from Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation

Lawrence Technological University’s (LTU) Centrepolis Accelerator in Southfield announced that The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation has made a grant of $1 million to...
Guardhat’s HC1.1 Communicator smart hardhat has received Class 1 Division 1 hazardous location certification for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. // Courtesy of Guardhat

Guardhat’s Smart Hardhat Certified for Class 1 Hazardous Locations

Guardhat, a Detroit-based provider of connected worker solutions, announced that its HC1.1 Communicator smart hardhat has received Class 1 Division 1 hazardous location certification...
Meritor in Troy has started production on its 14Xe ePowertrain, which will be used in various applications across markets. // Courtesy of Meritor

Troy’s Meritor ePowertrain Begins Production, Selected for Various Applications

Meritor Inc., a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket, and electric powertrain solutions based in Troy, announced it will begin production this...
Indie Semiconductor has launched the highly integrated Surya LiDAR SoC. // Courtesy of Indie Semiconductor

Indie Semiconductor Launches Highly Integrated Surya LiDAR SoC

California-based Indie Semiconductor Inc., which has a design center in Detroit, has launched itsSurya LiDAR system-on-a-chip (SoC), which enables advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)...
Ohio’s ATC Materials Inc. has been awarded a Hypersonics Challenge project from LIFT and the Department of Defense. // Courtesy of LIFT

Ohio Company Wins LIFT/DoD Hypersonics Material Challenge Project

ATC Materials Inc. of Westlake, Ohio has been awarded a Hypersonics Challenge project from LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense manufacturing innovation institute, and...
Wind turbines in the background of a former open pit mine site.

GM Joins Initiative to Certify Sustainability in EV Supply Chain

General Motors Co. in Detroit has joined the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), adding another element that supports the sustainability and human rights...
Allison Transmission's Sjoerd Vos (left) meets with Gerard De Rooy (center) and Edgar Lips (right) from Team De Rooy with the new Allison-equipped truck for the 2022 Dakar Rally. // Courtesy of Allison Transmission

Allison Transmission Partners to Build Electric Rally Truck

Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions with an electrification engineering center in Auburn Hills, announced a...
Quadrocopter on Singapore skyscrapers background. 3D Rendering

Detroit’s Airspace Link Launches Drone Safety Pilot in Texas

Airspace Link Inc., a Detroit-based leader in drone mapping and solution software, announced it will be partnering with the city of Arlington, Tex., to...
Woman Sitting In Self Driving Modern Car

Study: Public’s AV Knowledge Trails Industry Advancement

According to the redesigned J.D. Power 2021 Mobility Confidence Index (MCI) Study, a majority of consumers are misinformed on the capabilities of self-driving fully...

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