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Karen Dybis

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Aerotronic’s AI and aerial data provide answers to companies

A power outage can result from a combination of a thousand little shifts, whether it is from a storm, an overgrown tree or even a wild animal in the wrong place at the wrong time. Managing a system this vast and with so many variables can be challenging – and that is where Aerotronic comes in to offer new, technology-based solutions.

CARMERA in Toyko
Carmera, Toyota working together to help autonomous vehicles see every road faster and easier

One of the best parts of having autonomous vehicles on the open road is the confidence drivers will enjoy in their safety and the ease of transportation. To get there, it takes companies such as Carmera, which makes real-time, high-definition maps for use in mobility applications.

Fort Street. Photo by David Lewinski.
Road Trip: Following Fort Street’s history from Trenton to Detroit

If you’re ready for a straight shot of history, great eats and weird sights, fire up your ride and take a cruise down Fort Street, one of Michigan’s oldest state highways.

Michigan startups, growth companies highlight new tech as part of Las Vegas’ big CES event

Michigan visionaries in the fields of AI, mobility and autonomous vehicles showcased Detroit as an automobility hub with their best demos, hacks and networking at the Consumer’s Electronics Show (CES), a global convention in Las Vegas of consumer technologies. Many Detroit-based companies, some which have a presence in the PlanetM Landing Zone, headed there to showcase the technologies they’re building in Michigan.

12 legacy Metro Detroit businesses that have kept it in the family

Detroit is more than 300 years old, which means it has some veteran family businesses that have persevered through the city’s many ups and downs. Karen Dybis takes us on a tour of a dozen of them.

Walkable Suburbs: Rochester connects people with downtown, trails

Rochester is known for its wide sidewalks and Norman Rockwell-like downtown. How does the city maintain its walkability as it develops? 

Walkable by design: Downtown Northville plans for foot access

One of the region's quaintest towns is also one of its most walkable. Here's how downtown Northville makes sure you can get around on two feet.

Take a walk in Grosse Pointe Park’s Cabbage Patch neighborhood

Join us in this first in a series of stories about metro Detroit's most walkable suburban neighborhoods.

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