Mobility magnet: In the driverless car race, Michigan attracting outside firms that see it as place to be

Lindsay VanHulle - LANSING — Several years ago, Praveen Singh made a bet on Detroit. The Silicon Valley technology startup he founded decided to market the advanced wireless systems it developed to the automotive industry. As the market for the technology grew, Singh and his small team at Arada Systems Inc. found themselves spending more time on airplanes, flying from California to Detroit and Washington, D.C., for meetings with automakers and federal transportation administrators.