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Autonomous Vehicles / Connected Vehicles / Drones / Economic Development / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Mobility startups get state funding

LANSING—Officials with PlanetM, the state of Michigan’s mobility industry accelerator, announced its next fround of testing grants, totaling $200,000, for drone and connected vehicle technology programs. Testing of the technologies …

Connected Vehicles / University Research

BorgWarner, MTU, others to collaborate on connected vehicles

HOUGHTON—Michigan Technological University, BorgWarner, and other industry partners will collaborate on a 27-month, $1.99 million research project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to reduce energy consumption through connected …

Autonomous Marine Vessels / University Research

U.S.-Finland seminar to feature autonomous marine vessels

HOUGHTON—The Smart Ships Coalition of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence and Finland’s OneSea EcoSystem will conduct a seminar on autonomous marine vessel development in the Great Lakes region. The event will …

Autonomous Vehicles / Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

PlanetM gets new test partner in UP

LANSING—PlanetM, the state of Michigan’s future mobility and electrification clearinghouse, is adding the Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University as its newest PlanetM testing facility. The GLRC, on …

Electric Grid / Energy / Solar Power / University Research

Michigan Tech study: 79 billionaires could green the grid

HOUGHTON—The cost of solar energy has plummeted in recent years, and a new study from Michigan Technological University’s Michigan Tech Open Sustainability Technology (MOST)  Laboratory shows just how few fortunes …

Mobility Industry / Startups

Five startups launching mobility pilots in Michigan get state funding

LANSING—From secure prescription drug deliveries for cancer patients to autonomous shuttles at a college campus, the latest round of PlanetM Mobility Grant recipients are offering consumer-focused solutions in industries with …

Water Resources

New partners to join Great Lakes research consortium

ANN ARBOR—Four new partners have successfully competed to join the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research’s regional consortium, further expanding the University of Michigan-based institute’s capacity and expertise to understand, …

Autonomous Vehicles / Connected Vehicles / Electric Vehicles

ASME sponsors May 7 electric, autonomous vehicle event at ACM

YPSILANTI—The American Society of Mechanical Engineers will sponsor “Electric/Self-Drive Vehicle Technology In Action” Tuesday, May 7 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the American Center for Mobility, 2701 Airport Drive …

Higher Education / Simulation / Software

Michigan Tech receives engineering software donation worth $3M+

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University announced a collaboration with Caresoft Global to provide engineering data software for the Tesla Model X. The application and data the company gifted to the …

Life Sciences / STEM / University Research

New building at Michigan Tech takes step forward

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University officials announced Friday that the state Legislature has granted planning authorization for Michigan Technological University’s H-STEM Engineering and Health Technologies Complex. Part of the University’s …

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