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GM’s Electric Vehicle Makeover Reverberates Far Beyond Detroit

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While the wisdom and strategy can be debated, there is no arguing the fact that GM’s decision to wean itself — and the world — off of fossil fuels will have tectonic effects that will be felt far beyond Detroit, and will take along for the ride scores of ancillary businesses that keep America’s love affair with the automobile rolling.

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Little Caesars Teams With DoorDash For Delivery

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Orders will arrive through Little Caesars’ mobile app and website. Little Caesars, which is based in Detroit, Michigan, has stores in 24 countries and all 50 U.S. At the time, it was reported that DoorDash encompasses about 35 percent of the food delivery market, making it the most dominant firm in the space.

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Ford Creates New Self-Driving Car Unit; To Invest $4B

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In a press release , the Detroit car maker said the new unit will also be charged with accelerating the autonomous vehicle (AV) business so that Ford can capitalize on market opportunities. Ford said that by closely aligning the self-driving platform and the mobility solutions teams, it will enable faster development of businesses.

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Mercedes Benz Stadium’s Cashless Score: Fewer Than 1 Pct Use ‘Cash To Card’ Option

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In news last month, Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta went cashless, accepting credit cards, debit cards and mobile payments. Other venues have announced they are going to go either fully or partially to the card/mobile only model,” according to Sautter. The Mercedes-Benz efforts are also not isolated ones.

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GM’s Maven To Open P2P Car Rental Service To Ford, Tesla, Etc.

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According to sources , Julia Steyn, vice president of GM Urban Mobility and Maven, said Monday (November 12) during a presentation at the UBS Global Technology Conference in San Francisco that by mid-2019, Maven will allow non-GM branded vehicles such as Ford and Tesla on the platform. Your car is one of the most expensive things you own.

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Amazon Now Offers Whole Foods Two-Hour Delivery In 30 Cities

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The company then quickly extended the service to almost 30 cities, including Los Angeles, Houston and Detroit. grocery market, where Walmart and its Sam’s Club receive 25 percent of all grocery spending in the U.S. Most grocery customers buy the same things over and over again,” an Amazon spokeswoman said in an email to Bloomberg.

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

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Within mere weeks, 22 women are in the final stages of completing a Perficient-sponsored coding bootcamp in Detroit; their final project includes designing their own apps, all of which serve the world in various ways and all certain to make an impact. Deepti Dhar’s Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market.

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