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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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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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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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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. It’s time to put your car to work.

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How Ghost Kitchens Are Altering The QSR Landscape

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From Chipotle Mexican Grill to DoorDash , quick-service restaurants and technology platforms are making it easier for consumers to order their favorite foods. QSRs are incorporating the technology into their business models. DoorDash commands 35 percent of the third-party delivery market. states and 24 countries.

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Three Credit Unions Sign Up for Bankjoy’s Mobile Banking Technology

Fintech Labs Insights

Finovate newcomer Bankjoy announced this week that three credit unions had agreed to deploy its mobile banking technology. The three FIs are CommunityWide FCU ($395 million) of South Bend, Indiana; Advantage Plus FCU ($125 million) of Pocatello, Idaho, and One Detroit CU ($35 million) of Detroit, Michigan.

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GM Presses The Gas Pedal On Autonomous Vehicles

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But the technology does not offer full autonomous driving – a camera inside the vehicle monitors the driver’s eye movement for signs of exhaustion or sleep. Not only that, but Waymo, a company under the umbrella of Alphabet, which owns Google, has picked a Detroit factory to make self-driving cars. Commerce Opportunity.

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