Blog tagged as Technology

Automated, Electric Bus To Cart Tourists Around Sleeping Bear Dunes 

07/30/24 01:56 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Automated, Electric Bus To Cart Tourists Around Sleeping Bear Dunes 
An automated, electric bus may soon be carting visitors around Sleeping Bear Dunes after an Ann Arbor company was awarded a $250,000 grant, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II and National Park officials announced Monday.

EV Ride Share Program Launched On Detroit's East Side Earlier This Month 

07/12/24 12:29 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
EV Ride Share Program Launched On Detroit's East Side Earlier This Month 
For $5 per hour, up to $50 daily, east side Detroiters can drive an insured electric vehicle (EV) located at River Crest Apartments, through a new ride-share system that launched earlier this month.

Detroit Police Settle Facial Recognition Lawsuit  

07/03/24 12:43 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Detroit Police Settle Facial Recognition Lawsuit  
The Detroit Police Department has settled a Farmington Hills father’s lawsuit arising from his wrongful arrest in 2020 based on faulty facial recognition technology.

3D Printer Network Expanded To Wayne, Macomb Counties 

05/31/24 01:14 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
3D Printer Network Expanded To Wayne, Macomb Counties 
A network of 3D printers that Oakland County's small manufacturers have used since the height of the 2020 pandemic is being expanded to a regionwide effort designed to help more than 9,100 small manufacturers.

Is House Energy Panel Stuck In Groundhog Day? 

05/23/24 01:46 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Is House Energy Panel Stuck In Groundhog Day? 
The House Energy, Communications and Technology Committee seemed to experience a “Groundhog Day” phenomenon, Rep. Jaime Greene (R-Richmond) said Wednesday during a line of questioning between herself and Chair Helena Scott (D-Detroit).