Tag: automotive industry

Cars of 2016

  As the year comes to an end, we are reminiscing on the innovations and growth in the automotive industry during 2016. Though we often hear of autonomous cars, and new technology, design is also changing. From trucks to sport cars, they’ve all been getting a new look. It’s interesting to see how cars have…

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Artificial Intelligence in GM Cars

  General Motors (GM) is going beyond high-tech infotainment systems announcing a partnership with IBM to utilize its Jeopardy-winning Watson cognitive learning (or artificial intelligence) technology to transform OnStar into a “cognitive mobility platform” referred to by GM as OnStar Go.   GM’s infotainment system with Watson’s artificial technology could eventually learn the driver’s habits and schedule…

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MCity Advances Michigan into Role as Epicenter for Next-Gen Vehicle Research and Development

Michigan’s commitment to becoming the global leader in next-generation mobility research and development received a big boost this week with the opening of the University of Michigan’s MCity test track in Ann Arbor. The track’s 32 acres include urban and suburban simulations for connected and autonomous vehicles, complete with streets, intersections, traffic lights, sidewalks and…

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