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• Michigan’s Mobility Leadership on Display at ITS World Congress

  MICHauto, along with several key public and private partners from the state, attended the 2015 Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Bordeaux, France in October.

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• Gov. Snyder: Let’s Put the Pedal to the Metal on Mobility

  Gov. Rick Snyder closed out the 2015 MICHauto Summit with an enthusiastic call for Michigan’s automotive industry to continue its mobility leadership, promising that the state would continue to serve as a partner in building an overall environment for success, job-creation and economic growth.

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• Innovative Disruption: Embracing Startups, 3-D Printing and Cybersecurity

  Much of the technology and business models disrupting the auto industry continues to come from startup companies, according to Mike Morin, portfolio relations strategist for Start Garden.

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• Vehicle-to-Vehicle Technology is Putting Safety on the Road

  Car accidents are once accepted as an unfortunate, yet inevitable aspect of driving. However, new vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology is allowing the auto industry to contemplate and visualize a future where crashes are rare, possibly even non-existent.

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• California Entrepreneur Jason Koch: “Automotive is Sexy Again”

  With all the innovation taking place in connected vehicle research and development, it is a great time to be part of the automotive industry, says Jason Koch, president and co-founder of Telogis.

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• Mentorships, Outreach Rev up Students for Automotive Careers

  Global supplier Robert Bosch averages 19 new patents a day — but meeting that type of innovation requires talent, which the company is pursuing aggressively.

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• Global Markets Require a Global Corporate Culture

  Today’s automotive market is innovative, collaborative and most importantly, global. In order to compete, corporate culture must follow suit.

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• Talent is the Currency (and Future) of the Automotive Industry

  Talent is the currency of the automotive industry — and considering it is the world’s most high-tech industry, attracting and retaining talent in Michigan must be a top priority. “We need more new, fresh talent to keep the engine moving,” said Kevin Kerrigan.

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• AutoSummit: A High-Tech Future For Michigan’s Legacy Industry

  Tech Century: September 30, 2015

  There’s no doubt about the high-tech future of the auto industry, according to the 2015 MichAuto Summit, held Wednesday at Detroit’s Cobo Center. Production components built by 3D printers. Increasing autonomy of cars that help the driver stay out of accidents. Advanced powertrains involving electricity and hydrogen. All were on the agenda before a packed house of hundreds of attendees.

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• Michigan is Auto, and MICHauto Aims to Keep it That Way

  MLive: September 30, 2015

  Michigan is home to a quarter of all U.S. automotive assembly plants. The state has the highest concentration of engineering and architecture talent in the country. Last year, the number of vehicles produced in Michigan hit 2.34 million units, easily eclipsing the next state’s total output of about 800,000 cars and trucks. In short, Michigan is auto.

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