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| 22.03.2022 | RIZE 3D closes its doors, replaced by ‘next chapter’ company Palitra | Boston-based industrial polymer 3D printer manufacturer RIZE 3D has announced it has ceased operating.
A post on the company’s website says the time has come to “close that chapter” on RIZE 3D, with a new company, Palitra, established to of... |
| 01.10.2021 | We don’t just need an AV revolution — we need a design evolution | Matthew Lipka Contributor
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| 25.08.2021 | Local Motors Signs OEM Agreement with Leading Autonomous Vehicle Technology Provider Perrone Robotics | Perrone Robotics, Inc., a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and turnkey vehicle solutions for the mobility of people and things, and Local Motors Inc., the world’s leader in shared electric autonomous shuttles, ha... |
| 05.07.2021 | Brewin Dolphin : Local wealth management company raises over £4,000 for hospice | The team at wealth manager Brewin Dolphin's Bristol office were not going to let the national lockdowns deter them from raising funds for their chosen charity of the year, Dorothy House Hospice.
The team undertook two virtual challenges, on... |
| 02.06.2021 | Local Motors partners with door2door to build the future of autonomous mobility | The companies reached a strategic agreement for joint product and market development of autonomous on-demand shuttles.
The joint autonomous shuttle service is the first to respond to new German legislation allowing autonomous vehicles on pu... |
| 27.05.2021 | With a ‘digital twin,’ Westminster is laying the groundwork for its Autonomous Corridor | When it comes to Maryland’s self-driving technology, all roads led to Westminster this month.
On May 20, the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to kick off its Autonomous Corridor project ... |
| 31.08.2019 | Meet Olli 2.0, a 3D-printed autonomous shuttle | From afar, Olli resembles many of the “future is now!” electric autonomous shuttles that have popped up in recent years.
The tall rectangular pod, with its wide-set headlights and expansive windows nestled between a rounded frame, gives the... |
| 05.01.2018 | GE Appliances is launching its own version of Quirky for businesses called Giddy | GE Appliances (now a subsidiary of the Chinese appliance manufacturer Haier) is spinning out a crowd-sourced product development business as a service for corporate customers under the name Giddy.
It’s the idea that won’t die — even though ... |
| 04.12.2017 | Airbus innovation threatened by corruption scandal and loss of CTO | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Since Tom Enders became CEO of European aerospace... |
| 04.12.2017 | Airbus innovation threatened by corruption scandal and loss of CTO | Since Tom Enders became CEO of European aerospace giant Airbus in 2012, he has sought to shake up nearly every corner of the company in an aggressive effort to make its culture more innovative.
But it seems those efforts could be derailed, ... |
| 10.10.2017 | Justin Fishkin of Local Motors Talks the Future of Transportation | Picture the last 100 years of automobile innovation. From the rattletrap Model T to the latest model, we've come a long way and made plenty of improvements. But the process hasn't changed much: Factories still take years to fine-tune their ... |
| 28.09.2017 | 20 Mentors Imparting Knowledge at Innovate Celebrate 2017 | Innovate Celebrate is more than just a celebration of everything TechCo is about. This annual conference isn't just about the Startup of the Year competition or the inspiring speakers. Our mission is to provide a supportive community for st... |
| 18.10.2016 | GE and Local Motors Light Up Innovation with Fuse | Today, GE and Local Motors announced Fuse, a new co-creation digital community and open platform for that combines innovation with small batch manufacturing.
Fuse convenes entrepreneurs, scientists, coders, engineers, and makers around the ... |
| 11.10.2016 | Local Motors Is Totally Stoked About Their New 3D-Printed Longboard | Since the 1950s, skateboarders have ruled the concrete jungles and long California roads with everything from longboards to cruisers. And as far as the means to ride these road waves are concerned, there has been a notable evolution of mate... |
| 30.08.2016 | Tech Trends and Holiday Spending at Innovate! and Celebrate | Join Tech.Co and Consumer Technology Association (CTA) this upcoming September for the Innovate! and Celebrate conference in San Jose, CA. Register now to attend!
In the past year, the tech world has been privileged to a number of revolutio... |
| 21.07.2016 | BestMile raises $2.5M in Seed Round | |
| 16.06.2016 | IBM’s Watson makes a move into self-driving cars with Olli, a minibus from Local Motors | IBM today took the wraps off its first big foray into the world of self-driving cars, not as the driver of them, but as the brain behind making your self-driving journey a little more interesting.
IBM Watson, the company’s AI platform, is p... |
| 25.05.2016 | ‘Mobility-as-a-service’ can mean a brighter future for Northern transport | This article was originally posted on the Tech North website.
This week Tech North launched the Digital Powerhouse Report, detailing how collaboration can help boost the Northern tech sector.
One example of this collaboration is ‘mobility... |
| 02.05.2016 | Venture investments in new manufacturing technologies could reshape American industry | A wave of venture investment into new manufacturing startups looks set to transform American manufacturing.
While the foundations for these companies may have been laid in cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco, the startups that ar... |
| 15.01.2016 | Meet Airbus Ventures, A “Pure-Play” Aerospace Venture Firm | In late spring last year, the Netherlands-based aerospace and defense giant Airbus Group announced a $150 million corporate venture capital fund.
Today, that fund, Airbus Ventures, announced its first bet, on an eight-year-old, Phoenix-base... |
| 23.12.2015 | THE MIGHTY 25: VETERANS POISED FOR IMPACT IN 2016 | Happy to share this list (originally posted here) courtesy of We Are The Mighty. What makes me even more excited is the fact that some of our founders are on the list. They are Blake Hall of Id.me, Taylor Justice of Unite US, John Roger Jr.... |
| 18.03.2015 | Local Motors Wins ‘Best of Show’ at SXSW Innovation Awards | There are always a plethora of award shows and pitch competitions at #SXSW every year during the interactive portion, the last of which – and certainly not the least – is the SXSW Innovation Awards. This event puts a capstone on the Interac... |
| 02.02.2015 | The Internet Applied To Things And The Third Industrial Revolution | John B. Rogers Contributor
John B. Rogers is chief executive and co-founder of Local Motors, which designs, builds and sells vehicles through the use of co-creation and microfactories in Chandler, Ariz., Knoxville, Tenn., and Las Vegas.
Edi... |
| 22.01.2015 | Local Motors Looks to Disrupt Manufacturing with 3D-Printed Car | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
At this year’s edition of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), going on right now in Detroit, I saw a few things I hadn’t seen in previous years. One was the pr... |
| 17.12.2014 | Innovation And Investment In 3D Printing Surges | Although the technology hasn’t yet lived up to its hype as the harbinger of a new industrial revolution, investments in 3D printing technology have surged in 2014.
Last year, spending on 3D printing and additive manufacturing hit $3.07 bill... |
| 25.09.2014 | This is the World’s First Functioning, 3D Printed Car | After some initial buzz in June, Local Motors has officially completed – or should I say printed – the world's first 3D printed, drivable vehicle. The Strati, as it's been named, was built by Local Motors alongside Cincinnati Incorporated, ... |
| 06.08.2014 | Local Motors Launches Design Challenge to Support Exploratory Sports Car Platform Development Project | Four-week challenge will focus on aesthetic, performance, affordability and the connection between driver and machine
PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 6, 2014–
Local Motors, Inc. announced the launch of a new vehicle design challenge for one ... |
| 28.03.2014 | How GE and Local Motors Will Innovate Manufacturing [Video] | Last night, Tech Cocktail held a DC Sessions event at the GE Garage in downtown Washington, where we got to sit down for a fireside chat with Local Motors‘ Chief Strategy Officer, Justin Fishkin, and GE's Executive Director for Global Innov... |
| 21.03.2014 | GE Opens a Pop-Up 3D Printing Lab in Downtown DC | The GE Garages DC program officially launches today, with a pop-up, collaborative fabrication lab in downtown Washington, DC. The program provides individuals with some hands-on experience with various manufacturing technologies, including ... |
| 17.02.2014 | How Oakland could see an entrepreneurial renaissance | Why a downtown ballpark could be the spark
This is the first in a series I’m writing as we build up to our Vator Splash Oakland event.
We are a couple months away from our May 6-7 tech conference and startup competition in Oakland. Many hav... |
| 11.10.2012 | Crowd-Sourced Rally Car Driver Joins Reddit on its Cross-Country Internet Freedom Tour | The Internet 2012 Bus Tour is mainly about promoting local businesses that are thriving with the help of the open internet and showing politicians that internet freedom can help create jobs. Mainly that, but it’s also about showing off what... |
| 05.10.2012 | BMW to crowdsource the design of its megacity-centric future car | What will the 2025 BMW be like? No one knows for sure, which means your guess is more valid than you might think. With this in mind, BMW wants to crowdsource a future version of the BMW and Mini and is running a pair of contests seeking ide... |
