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Ford Motor Co.'s Darren Palmer speaks with Devon O'Reilly at the 2020 MICHauto Summit

Airspace Link, Inc.'s Michael Healander, speaks with Devon O'Reilly at the 2020 MICHauto Summit.

The promise of a smooth commute through automobility requires innovation. In this episode of Driven’s Mobility Moments podcast, our guests are Marcus Welz, CEO of Siemens Mobility Intelligent Traffic Systems and Eric Gannaway, Senior Sales Executive with Siemens Mobility in Sterling Heights. They share insight into Siemens’ commitment to Michigan and what the intelligent future holds for road users.

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To keep ahead of the demand for ever-shifting skills in the automobility ecosystem, the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology at Macomb Community College confers frequently with industry, then creates programming to educate tomorrow’s talent. Learn how and why this relationship is so important to the Detroit region’s mobility economy from our Mobility Moments guest Ben Cruz, director of CAAT at Macomb Community College. 

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Kettering University GM Mobility Research Center (MRC) is a mobility-centered engineering proving ground on Kettering University’s campus in Flint, Michigan. Driven’s Mobility Moments Podcast host Claire Charlton visited the MRC to talk with Kettering University President Dr. Robert McMahan to learn more about this unique mobility testing asset.

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It’s the end of 2019, and it’s been a busy year for mobility initiatives in Detroit and across Michigan. Today, on Driven’s Mobility Moments Podcast we’re checking in with Glenn Stevens, executive director at MICHauto to recap 2019...and learn more about what’s ahead in 2020. 

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Detroit has a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. And given the right support, the Detroit region can continue to see healthy growth, especially in mobility startups. Welcome to Driven’s Mobility Moments podcast, where we talk with the people building the mobility ecosystem in the Detroit region. In this episode, we talk with Emily Heintz, founder and managing director of EntryPoint. Emily shared EntryPoint’s groundbreaking research about how innovation thrives in Detroit  – what we do well, and what we need more of. Emily also says NOW is the time for Detroit to set the industry standard for diversity and inclusion in the high-tech ecosystem. 

Events to look out for:

Michigan Venture Capital Association Annual Awards Dinner

Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

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This episode of Driven’s Startup Spotlight features Ashok Sivanand, Co-Founder and CEO of Integral, a software consulting firm in Detroit focused on solving important problems in transportation and mobility. Ashok talks with Driven about what brought him to the mobility industry and to Detroit as well the work Integral is doing with some of the world's largest automotive companies.

Along with a $740 million investment to restore the Michigan Central Station, Ford Motor Company is launching the City:One Michigan Central Station Challenge to spark mobility solutions in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. We caught up with Aniela Kuzon, founder and global lead of Ford City:One Innovation. She shared with us how this program addresses community-identified mobility challenges and fuels pilot programs for positive change.

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In Southwest Detroit, young Girl Scouts are building confidence in science, technology, engineering, and math through immersive programs like robotics. In this episode of Driven’s Mobility Moments Podcast, we spend time with three young robot programmers and talk with Telva McGruder, General Motors engineer and chair of the board of directors at Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan. 

Learn how the Detroit region leads in next-generation mobility at www.detroitdriven.us.