SAE, Ford, GM, Toyota Form Autonomous Vehicle Safety Consortium
SAE International, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., and Toyota have formed the new Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) that will work to safely advance testing, pre-competitive development, and deployment of automated vehicles.
Aptiv in Troy Releases nuScenes Autonomous Vehicle Data to Public to Further Research
Aptiv, a Dublin, Ireland-based technology company which has its North American headquarters in Troy, has released its nuScenes open-source autonomous vehicle dataset to the public to further driverless vehicle research.
Detroit Medical Center Using New, Non-surgical Technique with Dialysis Patients
Vascular surgeon Dr. Yevgeniy Rits at DMC Harper Hospital is the first physician in Michigan to perform a new, non-surgical endovascular procedure for patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis.
ZF Acquires 60% of Mobility Provider 2getthere
Germany’s ZF Friedrichshafen, which operates a large technical center in Farmington Hills, has acquired a 60 percent share of Netherlands’ mobility provider 2getthere to strengthen its position in the mobility-as-a-service and autonomous vehicle markets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Report: Cyber Security Needs to be Designed into Medical Devices at the Outset
Cyber security concerns should be a factor as early as the design phase of software-based medical devices, according to the new “Cyber Security and Health IT Joint Security Plan” developed by the Washington, D.C.-based Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council.
Livonia’s Roush, Silicon Valley-based FarmWise Collaborate to Build Autonomous Robots in Michigan
Livonia-based Roush and FarmWise, a Silicon Valley-based startup, are collaborating to develop and test a dozen autonomous vegetable weeder prototypes in Michigan this year. Additional units will be added in 2020.
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