Feb 26, 2026 | Detroit, Education, Engineering, Featured
Another installment in our video series from Wayne State University: The Global Auto Mobility and Smart Mobility Today team spent the day on the WSU campus. During our visit, John Petty and Cindy Polakowski met with some facinating people at the CARES Lab. The...
Feb 25, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Events, Featured
More than 250 students gathered for the first-ever 24-hour AI Hackathon from 5 p.m. Thursday to 4 p.m. Friday. The event was a partnership with the technology company Oracle, alongside the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and the College of Engineering....
Feb 24, 2026 | Smart Mobility Today
My mom had a love of star gazing. As a child, I recall she would walk out our west side Detroit bungalow and traverse the narrow strip of concrete that led along the space between our single-car detached garage, past the swing set and the tomato patch, and lean...
Feb 19, 2026 | Climate, Energy, Hydrogen, Michigan
Michigan might be at the forefront of a new clean fuel source — and it’s buried right under the state. Last month, Governor Gretchen Whitmer said her administration wants to make the state a hub for geologic hydrogen, a potentially untapped reserve of clean fuel below...
Feb 19, 2026 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Trucks
Aurora’s self-driving trucks can now travel non-stop on a 1,000 mile route between Fort Worth and Phoenix — exceeding what a human driver can legally accomplish. The distance, and the time it takes to travel it, offers up positive financial implications for Aurora —...
Feb 19, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Events, Smart Cities
Can artificial intelligence be ethical? No, according to a panel of experts. But neither can a car. “When there’s a vehicle crash, no one says a car was being unethical,” said Bennett Gebken, CTO of Huntridge Labs, who spoke at a Jan. 22 CivicLabs Roundtable Series on...
Feb 19, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Military
OpenAI has partnered with two defense technology companies that the Pentagon has selected to compete to develop voice-controlled, drone swarming software for the military, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. OpenAI’s technology would only be used to...
Feb 19, 2026 | Sustainability, Water
While industrial water consumption has traditionally been associated with agriculture, countless other industries rely on consistent, predictable access to water. In fact, approximately 60% of all global GDP today “depends on access to water.” Take the...
Feb 19, 2026 | Featured, Satellites, Space
The largest-ever communications satellite of its kind took a major step toward operation Tuesday: operator AST SpaceMobile announced the record-breaking spacecraft, whimsically called BlueBird 6, has successfully unfolded its humongous antenna. Spanning some 2,400...
Feb 19, 2026 | China, Robots
China’s most-watched TV show, the annual CCTV Spring Festival gala, on Monday showcased the country’s cutting-edge industrial policy and Beijing’s push to dominate humanoid robots and the future of manufacturing. Four rising humanoid robot startups...
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