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Daimler establishing “Startup Autobahn” in Stuttgart; focus on future of mobility

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Daimler is establishing Startup Autobahn, a new startup ecosystem in Stuttgart, in partnership with Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play, the University of Stuttgart and ARENA2036. The The focus is on ideas and projects associated with the future of mobility; hard- and software-oriented startups can apply at www.startup-autobahn.com/en/.

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Volkswagen & BASF “Science Award Electrochemistry” to Dr. William Chueh from Stanford; special prize to Dr. Martin Ebner from ETH University Zurich

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The Volkswagen and BASF international “Science Award Electrochemistry 2016” goes to Dr. William Chueh from Stanford University. Dr. Martin Ebner received his PhD in Material Science at the ETH University Zurich. BASF’s goal is to create chemistry for a sustainable future. Dr. William C.

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The Automotive Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Annual Program Review: The Driving Force Behind Autonomous Vehicles

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Twenty-one years later, the ARC, which operates as a consortium of six universities [ 2 ] collaborating with partners from both industrial and government sectors, gathered once again on the University of Michigan’s North Campus for its 21 st Annual Program Review. Anna Stefanopoulou looks on during the poster viewing session.

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An Engineer Who Keeps Meta’s AI infrastructure Humming

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They were always telling me how technology was going to be a game changer in the future, and how a career in engineering could open many doors,” she says. She enrolled at Andrés Bello Catholic University in Caracas in 2001 to study telecommunications engineering. We help translate these ideas into the real world,” Contrera says.

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Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Solaria Labs unveils new developer portal for future products and apps; from safest routing to damage assessment

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Solaria Labs , an innovation incubator established in 2015 by Liberty Mutual Insurance, is introducing an open API developer portal that combines public data with proprietary insurance knowledge, helping to inform future products and apps for customers. —Adam L’Italien, vice president, Innovation, Liberty Mutual Insurance.

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3 autonomous vehicle startups move into U-M incubator

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The move is part of an expansion of an innovative program designed to drive the future of mobility, announced the University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the U-M Mobility Transformation Center. Several students continued work over the summer as Zendrive interns. Earlier this year, Zendrive secured $13.5

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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. Students and members met with IEEE leaders, government officials, university professors, and industry executives. Students from several local schools and universities participated in the event.

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