Connectivity is the first step on long road to self-driving cars
Annalise Frank - Automated vehicles took center stage Thursday at the Technology in Motion summit in downtown Detroit. But cars without drivers won't be hitting the roads in large quantities any time...
View ArticleUM tech transfer office sets record with 444 inventions
Tyler Clifford - University inventions led to more than 170 licensing deals, with a dozen going to new startups, that brought in $14.6 million in revenue.
View ArticleThrough Silicon Valley eyes: the Detroit difference
Dustin Walsh - This is the first time PlanetM, led by MEDC Group Vice President Trevor Pawl, has brought startup funders to the state, instead of sending emissaries trekking out to California to meet...
View ArticleRon Fournier on 910AM: How auto insurance spiked | Poverty spreads to suburbs...
Ron Fournier - Crain's Detroit Business Editor and Publisher Ron Fournier chats with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about stories from the Oct. 23 issue.
View ArticleHelmet market, with deep Detroit ties, in arms race
Bill Shea - The competition among the manufacturers is especially fierce, and often litigious, in the race to develop safety technology as attention on the long-term effects of football-related brain...
View Article'Entrepreneurs in Elevators' web series promotes Michigan's startup ecosystem
Tyler Clifford - The program is part of the Michigan Economic Development Corp.'s Entrepreneurship & Innovation initiative and a way to share unique stories and products.
View ArticleWayne State to open innovation hub to boost entrepreneurship, partnerships
Kurt Nagl - Kickoff event Nov. 15 will celebrate the initiative that also aims to expand TechTown Detroit and boost the school's technology commercialization efforts.
View ArticleHoughton-based company can help you take the heat
Tom Henderson - How ThermoAnalytics helps auto manufacturers, the military, aerospace, architects and even circuses solve their heating and cooling problems.
View ArticleWayne State innovation hub launches Wednesday
Kurt Nagl - The Wayne Innovation Hub will include expanded programming and enhanced community partnerships.
View ArticleHoughton-based satellite startup wins $500,000 Accelerate Michigan competition
Kurt Nagl - More than 60 companies from around the state competed for nearly $1 million in prizes and in-kind services.
View ArticleFoundation, TechTown to collaborate on innovation center
Sherri Welch - The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation is putting more than $5 million in grants over the next few years behind what could be a first-of-its-kind nonprofit support and innovation center.
View ArticleChanging auto industry will require a new toolbox
Dustin Walsh - As the automobile industry perches on the edge of a drastic technological disruption, the autonomous and connected future is going to require a new set of tools.
View ArticleAfter split, Delphi looks to the future
Dustin Walsh - Senior reporter Dustin Walsh chatted via phone with Delphi Technologies' CEO Liam Butterworth and Chief Technology Officer Mary Gustanski about its new beginnings and transforming a...
View ArticleDelphinus' breast cancer system enters clinical trial
Kurt Nagl - The Novi-based company is partnering with Beaumont and health care locations throughout the country for a clinical trial of its innovative breast cancer detection technology.
View ArticleOn the future of artificial intelligence
Tom Henderson - Mars: "For every 200 or 300 companies now claiming to be AI companies, probably one or two have something that is interesting and has a real impact and will survive."
View ArticleJill Ford leaving Detroit for Toyota AI Ventures position
Kirk Pinho - The head of the city's entrepreneurship and innovation efforts helped launch the Motor City Match program and will remain an adviser to Detroit.
View ArticleMobility center CEO Maddox discusses site's significance
Stephanie Hernandez McGavinAutomotive News - John Maddox spoke with Stephanie Hernandez McGavin of Crain's sister publication Automotive News about what the site means for the auto industry as well as...
View ArticleDealing with disruption
Dustin Walsh - Self-driving cars, possible changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, electric vehicles and companies such as Delphi splitting apart are some of the issues facing the...
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