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Greg Tasker

Greg Tasker is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Michigan publications, including Traverse Magazine and Michigan Blue. He's a former managing editor at Cadillac Magazine and former entertainment editor at The Detroit News. He's the author of "Five-Star Trails: Ann Arbor and Detroit: Your Guide to the Area's Most Beautiful Hikes."

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Tome recently hosted a B2V workshop in Detroit, drawing attendees from the bicycle and automotive industries, academia, and government.
This Royal Oak company is creating bicycle-to-vehicle communication tech to prevent cyclist deaths

Tome staff envision adding sensors to bicycles or scooters that would communicate pertinent information to vehicles by wireless connection. 

Ahmad Jawad at the Road Commission of Oakland County.
With road signs that talk to your car and more, Oakland County leads in connected infrastructure

Long before "connected" became a buzzword for the future of mobility, Oakland County was well along the path to change how commuters move through the state’s second-most populous county. 

Drive System Design's Farmington Hills staff.
Going PRO grant helps Farmington Hills company provide training to “catapult” its workforce

The $34,000 grant will help the engineers at Drive System Design advance their skills as they design powertrains for vehicles of the future.

Vehicle Cybersecurity
Hackers beware: Students being tapped for automotive cybersecurity field

Today’s cars and trucks are loaded with technology, enabling drivers to touch screens for music, navigation, and communication, and helping ensure their safety on the road.

Techstars Mobility Class of 2018
Techstars Detroit seeks new startups for its accelerator program

Techstars Detroit, an incubator for startups in mobility, manufacturing and other areas, is looking for another round of candidates for its successful accelerator program, which has helped launch nearly four dozen companies in the past four years.  

Universities showcase their autonomous efforts at NAIAS

The talent pipeline for the future of mobility rests at colleges and universities. About two dozen colleges and related organizations from Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, Canada, and more exhibited in the Universities & Associations community at AutoMobili-D during the North American International Auto Show.

Techstars Mobility becomes Techstars Detroit in new partnership with Lear Corp.

It’s a new day for Detroit’s Techstars Mobility. Make that Techstars Detroit.The name change reflects an expanded mission for the successful accelerator program, launched in Detroit four years ago.

Electronics communications company joins the PlanetM Landing Zone

The latest company to join the growing roster of tenants at the PlanetM Landing Zone in Detroit is one you’ve likely not heard of but one that has been a part of your life for decades.

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