by Jim Stickford About 3,000 employees from GM’s Global Propulsion Systems facility in Pontiac will begin the trek to the company’s Tech Center in Warren, starting this year. GM spokesman Mike Albano said the decision to move 3,000 engineers from the Pontiac facili- ty to Warren was made only re- cently. “The idea to move the employ- ees was made by Mark Reuss’ leadership team,” Albano said. “He’s executive vice president of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain and the decision was made in the last month. “We’re moving fast and it’s a part of our continuing efforts to transform the company into a more nimble and forward-think- ing company.” Because the move was ap- proved so recently, the plans for moving the employees haven’t been finalized, Albano said. But he expects the first batch of engi- neers to move by the end of the year, and all engineers to be in Warren by the end of 2019. “We will be moving people to various sites around the Warren campus in phases as appropriate to their jobs,” Albano said. “By having more engineers close to- gether, we’ll be able to reduce re- dundancies that might exist.” For example, GM engineers can now avoid testing in Pontiac and retesting in Warren. And just by having more staff physically close to each other, they can collaborate easier and that makes the spreading of ideas that much more efficient, Albano said. “Now just because we are mov- ing engineers to Warren doesn’t mean that we’re closing up the Pontiac facility,” Albano said. “There will still be about 1,000 ® Tech Center News ® VOL. 44 NO. 10 NOVEMBER 19, 2018 Covers the Tech Center and the Immediate Area WARREN, MICHIGAN View This Week’s Edition at http://TechCenterNews.com [email protected]GM’s Warren Tech Center will contine to grow as a GM engineering hub. GM Tech Center Campus to Add 3,000 Engineers Buick drivers can get a good seat in a restaurant without ever leaving the driver’s seat, thanks to a new app. Drivers of properly equipped Buick vehicles can now make on- the-go reservations at a variety of restaurants with just a few taps on their infotainment touch- screen. Part of a recent update to Buick Marketplace, Yelp Reserva- tions gives drivers access to thou- sands of restaurants nationwide. Marketplace, the industry’s first in-vehicle commerce plat- form, is one more way Buick is using connectivity to enhance vehicles and create new and con- venient customer experiences, said GM spokesman Stefan Cross. Within the Marketplace app, Yelp Reservations allows cus- tomers to search for restaurants in a 25-mile radius of their vehi- cle’s location and reserve a table for up to 10 people. This is the first time Yelp Reservations has been embed- ded in vehicles, Cross said. Users can even segment their search by types of cuisine, such as Seafood or Mexican, and view the restaurant’s rating and gener- al price range. The app also lets drivers call a restaurant directly. “Whether drivers want to make a dinner reservation on the go, or get recommendations for restau- rants in a new city, the newly added Yelp Reservations brings simple convenience to the car,” said Sam Russell, director of Buick Marketing. “Making new features like this available for vehicles already on Buick Yelp App Connects with Restaurants Buick drivers can use Yelp Reservations at thousands of restaurants. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 by Jim Stickford BorgWarner unveiled its latest technology at a special press pre- view held at the company’s propulsion tech center in Auburn Hills. The Nov. 13 event was meant to show how the company has continued to evolve along with the auto industry, said Scott Gallett, vice president of Market- ing for BorgWarner. “The marketplace has changed and we’ve changed to keep up,” Gallett said. “We consider our- selves a worldwide propulsions systems maker now. And we want to make sure that the world knows about our new hybrid and electric vehicle technology.” BorgWarner has its products in half of all internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in the world, Gallett said. But that’s just the beginning of BorgWarner’s ef- forts, he said. “By the year 2023, we’ll have our products in half the ICE vehi- cles in the world as well as in half the hybrid and a third of the pure electric vehicles (EVs). This is based on bookings we have re- cently received from OEMs. This is totally different from saying we make ICE parts and want to get into EV technology.” This broad portfolio gives BorgWarner’s Latest Tech Debuts at Propulsion Center Fulton talks about BorgWarner’s integrated electric-drive module. When discussing self-driving cars, the question that most of- ten comes up is when they will take to the streets. While that is important, there’s so much required for wide-scale deployment beyond just having the self-driving vehicle itself, said Sherif Marakby, CEO of Ford Autonomous Vehicles. “Aside from delivering safe and reliable technology, what does it take to operate a suc- cessful self-driving vehicle serv- ice, especially one that cus- tomers want to use and makes their lives better?” Marakby asked. “And one that is a prof- itable business that also bene- fits the community? “These aren’t questions we’re willing to put off until some later date. In fact, we’ve been thinking about them for a long time. “We want our self-driving vehicles to solve real-world problems with levels of accessi- bility, affordability and conven- ience that aren’t possible now.” Self-driving vehicles are simply an enabler for a new kind of busi- ness they’re building at Ford, Marakby said. “The company,” he said, “is al- ready designing, testing and op- erating an ecosystem of services today that is required for our self-driving business in the future – building the capabilities that will make scaling our business and delivering sustainable rev- enue streams much easier in the future. “We believe a successful self- driving services business is built around the principles of supply, operations, and demand. Seems fairly obvious, but the devil is in executing the details.” For supply, Marakby said, they need access to vehicles and self- driving technology. Then there’s operations, which doesn’t get a lot of attention compared with the intriguing story of self-driving technology development, but it’s what will make the difference in running a viable business. And, of course, customers are the source of demand, so the Dearborn automaker needs to identify where customers are that can be served by their busi- ness. Ford Planning for Upcoming Self-Driving Vehicle Service Ford is working with companies that have existing customer bases. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Troy-based AxleTech is ex- tending its product offerings by entering the world of complex electronics and mechatronics re- manufacturing. The company has assembled an in-house team of experts and brought in state-of-the-art testing systems to support this effort, which were intro- duced at the APPEX show in Las Vegas, said AxleTech spokes- woman Cynthia Norris. For the last 40 years, AxleTech has remanufactured its axles and transfer cases for the off-high- way and defense markets, and recently launched an air disc brake remanufacturing product line. The company is now launch- ing electronics and mechatron- ics remanufacturing based on the expected exponential growth of electronics content in vehicles in the next five years, Norris said. “As autonomy, electrification, and sustainable manufac- turing become increasingly more important in the mobility sector, the industry will require experienced and knowledge- able complex electronics and mechatronics remanufacturing specialists,” said Raji El-Kassouf, director of AxleTech Busi- ness Development, Remanufac- turing. “With this new program, AxleTech will be able to provide customers with a viable, cost-ef- fective option for quality reman- ufactured electronics and mechatronics, as well as ensure the serviceability of these prod- ucts and help manage lifecycle costs.” Troy’s AxleTech Gettting Into Electronic Parts
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by Jim Stickford
About 3,000 employees fromGM’s Global Propulsion Systemsfacility in Pontiac will begin thetrek to the company’s TechCenter in Warren, starting thisyear.
GM spokesman Mike Albanosaid the decision to move 3,000engineers from the Pontiac facili-ty to Warren was made only re-cently.
“The idea to move the employ-ees was made by Mark Reuss’leadership team,” Albano said.“He’s executive vice president ofGlobal Product Development,Purchasing and Supply Chain
and the decision was made in thelast month.
“We’re moving fast and it’s apart of our continuing efforts totransform the company into amore nimble and forward-think-ing company.”
Because the move was ap-proved so recently, the plans formoving the employees haven’tbeen finalized, Albano said. Buthe expects the first batch of engi-neers to move by the end of theyear, and all engineers to be inWarren by the end of 2019.
“We will be moving people tovarious sites around the Warrencampus in phases as appropriateto their jobs,” Albano said. “By
having more engineers close to-gether, we’ll be able to reduce re-dundancies that might exist.”
For example, GM engineers cannow avoid testing in Pontiac andretesting in Warren.
And just by having more staffphysically close to each other,they can collaborate easier andthat makes the spreading ofideas that much more efficient,Albano said.
“Now just because we are mov-ing engineers to Warren doesn’tmean that we’re closing up thePontiac facility,” Albano said.“There will still be about 1,000
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GM’s Warren Tech Center will contine to grow as a GM engineering hub.
GM Tech Center Campus to Add 3,000 Engineers
Buick drivers can get a goodseat in a restaurant without everleaving the driver’s seat, thanksto a new app.
Drivers of properly equippedBuick vehicles can now make on-the-go reservations at a variety ofrestaurants with just a few tapson their infotainment touch-screen. Part of a recent update toBuick Marketplace, Yelp Reserva-tions gives drivers access to thou-sands of restaurants nationwide.
Marketplace, the industry’sfirst in-vehicle commerce plat-form, is one more way Buick is
using connectivity to enhancevehicles and create new and con-venient customer experiences,said GM spokesman StefanCross.
Within the Marketplace app,Yelp Reservations allows cus-tomers to search for restaurantsin a 25-mile radius of their vehi-cle’s location and reserve a tablefor up to 10 people.
This is the first time YelpReservations has been embed-ded in vehicles, Cross said.
Users can even segment theirsearch by types of cuisine, such
as Seafood or Mexican, and viewthe restaurant’s rating and gener-al price range. The app also letsdrivers call a restaurant directly.
“Whether drivers want to makea dinner reservation on the go, orget recommendations for restau-rants in a new city, the newlyadded Yelp Reservations bringssimple convenience to the car,”said Sam Russell, director of BuickMarketing.
“Making new features like thisavailable for vehicles already on
Buick Yelp App Connects with Restaurants
Buick drivers can use Yelp Reservations at thousands of restaurants. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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by Jim Stickford
BorgWarner unveiled its latesttechnology at a special press pre-view held at the company’spropulsion tech center in AuburnHills.
The Nov. 13 event was meantto show how the company hascontinued to evolve along withthe auto industry, said ScottGallett, vice president of Market-ing for BorgWarner.
“The marketplace has changedand we’ve changed to keep up,”Gallett said. “We consider our-selves a worldwide propulsionssystems maker now. And wewant to make sure that the worldknows about our new hybrid
and electric vehicle technology.”BorgWarner has its products in
half of all internal combustionengine (ICE) vehicles in theworld, Gallett said. But that’s justthe beginning of BorgWarner’s ef-forts, he said.
“By the year 2023, we’ll haveour products in half the ICE vehi-cles in the world as well as in halfthe hybrid and a third of the pureelectric vehicles (EVs). This isbased on bookings we have re-cently received from OEMs. Thisis totally different from saying wemake ICE parts and want to getinto EV technology.”
This broad portfolio gives
BorgWarner’s Latest Tech Debuts at Propulsion Center
Fulton talks about BorgWarner’s integrated electric-drive module.
When discussing self-drivingcars, the question that most of-ten comes up is when they willtake to the streets.
While that is important, there’sso much required for wide-scaledeployment beyond just havingthe self-driving vehicle itself, saidSherif Marakby, CEO of FordAutonomous Vehicles.
“Aside from delivering safeand reliable technology, whatdoes it take to operate a suc-cessful self-driving vehicle serv-ice, especially one that cus-tomers want to use and makestheir lives better?” Marakbyasked. “And one that is a prof-itable business that also bene-fits the community?
“These aren’t questions we’rewilling to put off until some laterdate. In fact, we’ve been thinkingabout them for a long time.
“We want our self-drivingvehicles to solve real-worldproblems with levels of accessi-
bility, affordability and conven-ience that aren’t possible now.”
Self-driving vehicles are simplyan enabler for a new kind of busi-ness they’re building at Ford,Marakby said.
“The company,” he said, “is al-ready designing, testing and op-erating an ecosystem of servicestoday that is required for ourself-driving business in the future– building the capabilities thatwill make scaling our businessand delivering sustainable rev-enue streams much easier in thefuture.
“We believe a successful self-driving services business is builtaround the principles of supply,operations, and demand. Seemsfairly obvious, but the devil is inexecuting the details.”
For supply, Marakby said, theyneed access to vehicles and self-driving technology. Then there’soperations, which doesn’t get alot of attention compared with
the intriguing story of self-drivingtechnology development, but it’swhat will make the difference inrunning a viable business.
And, of course, customers arethe source of demand, so the
Dearborn automaker needs toidentify where customers arethat can be served by their busi-ness.
Ford Planning for Upcoming Self-Driving Vehicle Service
Ford is working with companies that have existing customer bases.
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Troy-based AxleTech is ex-tending its product offerings byentering the world of complexelectronics and mechatronics re-manufacturing.
The company has assembledan in-house team of experts andbrought in state-of-the-arttesting systems to supportthis effort, which were intro-duced at the APPEX show in LasVegas, said AxleTech spokes-woman Cynthia Norris.
For the last 40 years, AxleTechhas remanufactured its axles andtransfer cases for the off-high-way and defense markets, andrecently launched an air discbrake remanufacturing productline.
The company is now launch-ing electronics and mechatron-ics remanufacturing based onthe expected exponential growthof electronics content in vehiclesin the next five years, Norrissaid.
“As autonomy, electrification,and sustainable manufac-turing become increasinglymore important in the mobilitysector, the industry will requireexperienced and knowledge-able complex electronics andmechatronics remanufacturingspecialists,” said Raji El-Kassouf,director of AxleTech Busi-ness Development, Remanufac-turing.
“With this new program,AxleTech will be able to providecustomers with a viable, cost-ef-fective option for quality reman-ufactured electronics andmechatronics, as well as ensurethe serviceability of these prod-ucts and help manage lifecyclecosts.”
DETROIT (AP) – The Trumpadministration’s EnvironmentalProtection Agency is proposingto rewrite rules that limit pollu-tion from heavy trucks but thatthe EPA says slow the economy.Acting EPA Administrator An-
drew Wheeler argues that newtechnology can help improve airquality, noting that the regulationof harmful nitrogen oxide emis-sions hasn’t been revampedsince 2000.EPA officials announced the
plans on Nov. 13 but offered fewdetails and said they were justbeginning a regulatory processthat can take years.“We are doing it because it’s
good for the environment,” saidWheeler, who notes that the EPAis under no requirement to redothe regulation. “Our goal is to up-date our standards so that wecan get these new technologiesin use across the country.”The proposed “Cleaner Trucks
Initiative” is drawing expressionsof hope but skepticism fromsome environmental groups, es-pecially because the EPA underPresident Donald Trump alreadyhas proposed relaxing emissionsrequirements for light passengercars and trucks by freezing themat 2020 levels.Andrew Linhardt, the Sierra
Club’s deputy director for cleantransportation, said his group is
wary, and it wants to see details.Linhardt said he would favor theadoption of rules that would re-duce nitrogen oxide emissionsbut doubts that the administra-tion wants to do that.“Unfortunately, this adminis-
tration and this leadership of theEPA do not fill us with much con-fidence that this will be a real airpollution reduction measure,”Linhardt said.Paul Billings of the American
Lung Association said he thinksthe idea is encouraging but de-pends on exactly what the pro-posal looks like.“The devil’s always in the de-
tails,” Billings said. “If they werenot to tighten the (nitrogen ox-ide) standards, it’d be a bait-and-switch.”Nitrogen oxides can worsen ex-
isting lung disease, contribute tothe development of asthma andincrease susceptibility to respira-tory infections.Since the emissions regula-
tions were last updated in 2000,regulatory requirements havebeen added piecemeal, resultingin what Wheeler calls “overlycomplex and costly” require-ments that don’t benefit the envi-ronment.The goal of the regulatory
change would be to root out inef-ficiencies and perhaps use on-board diagnostic computers toensure compliance over the lifeof trucks, Wheeler said.The share of overall pollution
contributed by heavy trucks hasgrown over the years, especiallyin urban areas and port citieswith significant truck traffic, saidBill Wehrum, assistant adminis-trator of the EPA’s Office of Airand Radiation.Wehrum said the EPA doesn’t
have a proposed target for set-ting new nitrogen oxide stan-dards because it’s at the begin-ning of a rule-making process. Hesaid vehicles are now tested foremissions on a treadmill-like dy-namometer, which might notcapture all high-emissions phas-es of engine operation. The newstandards could cut emissionsduring high-pollution phases, hesaid.California already is working
on more stringent heavy truckemissions standards, and newfederal standards could conflictwith them. Wehrum said the EPAisn’t drawing up its own stan-dards to set up a confrontationwith California, and it will workwith the state on the new regula-tion.The EPA’s plan to freeze pas-
senger vehicle fuel economystandards at 2020 levels wouldrelax a regulation enacted at theend of the Obama administra-tion.But that plan already has
touched off a legal fight with Cal-ifornia and about a dozen otherstates that follow its rules. Cali-fornia wants the requirements tobecome progressively morestringent through 2026.For now, the United States and
California standards match, andthe auto industry fears theycould be split in two, forcingthem to make costly designchanges for California and theother states.The EPA is still considering the
light-vehicle standards. Its pre-ferred option would freeze themso the fleet would be required toaverage 30 miles a gallon in real-world driving from 2021 to 2026.
Sometimes success deserves tobe recognized and this Novembermarks the four-year anniversaryof the return of the segment-re-defining Colorado midsize truck.Introduced as a 2015 model, theColorado recorded its first fullmonth of sales in October 2014.Since then, U.S. customers havebought more than 428,792 Col-orados.To celebrate, Chevrolet is ex-
panding the Colorado range withtwo new special editions, the off-road Z71 Trail Runner and street-focused RST, that offer options tomatch customer interests on thetrails and on the street, said GMspokesman Monte Doran.“The success of Colorado
helped reignite the midsize trucksegment, which increased 27 per-cent from 2015 to 2017,” said San-dor Piszar, director of Marketingfor Chevrolet Trucks. “It changedwhat customers expected from amidsize truck, brought new cus-tomers to Chevrolet and has in-spired competitors to followChevy’s lead.”The Colorado also helped make
GM the most successful truckcompany for four consecutiveyears, selling 634,505 more mid-size pickups than the closestmanufacturer from 2013 through
the first three quarters of 2018,Piszar said.Colorado’s success has been fu-
eled by one of the broadest line-ups in the midsize segment – in-cluding three powertrains, threeconfigurations and a wide rangeof models and special editions –with a steady cadence of innova-tion.Upon its introduction as a 2015
model, Colorado brought a newstandard to the segment withthree powertrain options, an EPA-estimated 27 mpg highway and7,000 pounds of towing capability,and it introduced features such asthe built-in Wi-Fi Hotspot withavailable 4G LTE data, Piszar said.Since then, Colorado has made
updates every calendar year, in-cluding:• 2015: First available dieselengine offered in the segment(excluding other GM brands).
Four years after it was intro-duced, no other competitor offersa diesel engine, with class-leading30 mpg highway fuel economyand class-leading towing capacityof 7,700 pounds.• 2016: New V6 gas engine andsegment-first eight-speedtransmission.
• 2017: ZR2 model with widertrack, lifted suspension fromthe factory, revolutionary
Multimatic DSSV dampersand class-exclusive standardfront and rear electroniclocking differentials.
• 2018: ZR2 Bison performancevariant developed in partner-ship with AEV that will reachdealers in early 2019.
• 2019: Two new special edi-tions added to the lineup:RST and Z71 Trail Runner.
Both new special editions fea-ture the flow-through “CHEVRO-LET”-lettered grille first intro-duced on the Colorado ZR2 Bison,Doran said.
The grille is also available asan accessory for an MSRP of$395, not including installation ortax.The Colorado RST builds on
the successful street-focusedRST models offered on Tahoe,Suburban and the new Silverado.For Colorado, the RST is based
on the LT trim and adds mono-chromatic exterior offset withblack beltline and body sidemoldings, Doran said.It also adds a black tailgate
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the road enhances our vehicleswith unexpected new benefits forour customers.”With more than 160 million re-
views, Yelp is a trusted resourcefor connecting consumers withgreat local businesses.With the availability of Yelp
Reservations, Buick driverscan learn about the best restau-rants nearby and easily book atable at participating restau-rants.In beta testing, drivers using
Yelp Reservations most frequent-ly searched for restaurants with-in the American/Burgers cuisinecategory, closely followed byAsian/Vegetarian and Mexicancuisines.“Getting a table at an amazing
restaurant should be easy,and we're excited to be makingthat possible by bringing YelpReservations directly into vehi-cles across the country,” saidNatarajan Subbiah, vice presi-dent of Products, Marketplacesat Yelp.“By embedding the Yelp Reser-
vations booking experience intoBuick vehicles, drivers have afun, easy way to discover and se-cure a table at the best restau-rants in their area.”Buick Marketplace is available
on all 2017 and newer models inthe U.S., depending on vehicletrim level, Cross said.
In addition to Yelp Reserva-tions, Marketplace also allowsBuick drivers to place mobilefood and drink orders.They can also pay for fuel at
gas stations and find dealeroffers for vehicle service and thelatest vehicle accessories.All of these connections come
from the convenience, safetyand security of drivers’ vehicletouchscreens.
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engineers there working, and wewill still be using Pontiac’s testfacilities. So all the people in-volved in test work will still bethere working.”So, the Global Propulsion site
will still remain a vital link inGM’s development chain and en-gineering system, Albano said.And GM will still be developingracing engines at Pontiac. Sothere will still be a lot of engi-neering going on there.“This is all happening pretty
fast,” Albano said. “By movingquickly, we will be better able toachieve GM’s goal of better em-
ployee integration to speed upthe process of developing electri-fication technology.”Albano said that General Mo-
tors has invested heavily inbuilding new lab and office spaceat the Tech Center in recentyears, so finding space for the3,000 transferrred engineersshouldn’t be a problem for thecompany.“It’s all part of the process of
making GM a more efficient com-pany. These are exciting times,with automotive technologychanging rapidly and GM needsto be able to keep up with thischange. This move is part of thateffort.”
3,000 Engineers Moving toGM’s Warren Tech Center
Macomb Community ActionOffice of Senior Services is in ur-gent need of support for itsMeals on Wheels (MOW) initia-tive. Leaders have asked for as-sistance with its general volun-teer program and for a specialone-time delivery on Saturday,Dec. 1 – where 130 individualsare needed, said county spokes-woman Roneeka Pleasant-Brown.On this day, the agency will
pack and deliver boxes of shelf-stable meals for times when un-safe weather or other emergencycircumstances prevent the nor-mal delivery of hot meals toMacomb County seniors. Volun-teers are needed to help pack ordeliver food boxes between 9a.m. and 11 a.m. at the MacombCounty warehouse, located on44900 Vic Wertz Drive (near HallRoad and Groesbeck Highway).If delivering meals, personal
vehicles must be used and indi-viduals should allow approxi-mately two hours for the task.Organizers have asked those in-terested in volunteering to signup by Nov. 26.In addition to the 130 volun-
teers needed for the special de-livery, due to a large decline,MOW is sending out a call forhelp to Macomb County resi-dents and businesses askingthem to consider being a volun-teer for the program at large,Brown said.Meals are delivered Monday
through Friday to more than1,800 seniors throughout Ma-comb County. Volunteers areneeded to ensure that all partici-pants receive their meals andthat they are delivered in a time-ly manner. To volunteer, call 586-469-5228 or register online atmca.macombgov.org.
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“These foundational elementsare crucial for any viable self-dri-ving service,” Marakby said, “andwe’re tackling each one now, inunison, so we’re ready to acti-vate a commercial service withsolid business fundamentals.”Here is what Ford is doing,
Marakby said, in the key areas ofthe vehicle, self-driving systems,fleet management, ride-hailingand goods delivery, and Ford’sself-driving service platform.Ford’s strength, Marakby said,
is optimizing self-driving vehiclesto help meet the needs of peopleand businesses. This includesmaking sure they’re durableenough to handle tough urbanenvironments, making use of hy-brid-electric technology to maxi-mize their use, and ensuring theyare integrated for safety from theoutset.Ford’s advantage, he said, is
that the company can engineerand manufacture custom-de-signed and purpose-built vehi-cles. Self-driving services,whether ride-hailing or goods de-livery, are all new, so, he said, weneed to design for the future, ver-sus just repurposing what’s onthe road today.As for Self-Driving Systems,
said Marakby, Ford is workingclosely with our partners at ArgoAI to develop the brains behindour self-driving vehicles.This relationship features deep
integration across all areas, in-cluding hardware and softwareteams.The software team at Argo AI
works directly with the chassisand powertrain teams at Ford, hesaid, to gain a thorough under-standing of vehicle dynamics,to help improve controls andensure the sensors have automo-tive grade durability and reliabili-ty.
Fleet Management and themanaging of all of these self-dri-ving vehicles is going to becrucial once they are ready forprime time, Marakby said.“We’ve been working with fleet
owners and operators since theearly days of our company, andthis year we took that experienceand launched Ford CommercialSolutions (FCS) to help otherbusinesses manage their fleets byproviding connected vehicle data,like fuel efficiency and other diag-nostics, to improve operationaleffectiveness,” Marakby said.“FCS is also going to be critical inhelping us manage our own fleetsof self-driving vehicles.”To prepare for the future, he
said, FCS is already conductingfleet management for us in Miamiand has modeled scaled self-dri-ving vehicle operations in detail.Today, the team is using its soft-ware and supporting fleet man-agement for services such asChariot and GoRide.The use of ride-hailing and
goods delivery is growing due tothe ease of smartphone apps andavailability of internet connectiv-ity, Marakby said. These are sec-tors where self-driving vehiclescan help, so Ford’s demand strat-egy is to work with the leadingcompanies that have built-in cus-tomer bases already utilizingthese services.Many companies want addi-
tional support in order to grow,such as Domino’s, which has anopportunity to deliver more piz-zas but often can’t secureenough drivers. A self-drivingservice could supplement itsbusiness during those peak or-der times when it may be shorton staff. Meanwhile, companieslike Walmart are expanding by of-fering delivery services, and self-driving vehicles can enhancetheir ability to reach more cus-tomers.
Finally, Ford’s self-driving serv-ice platform could provide solu-tions to small and medium-sizebusinesses that may want to of-fer delivery, or currently do, butactually face a financial drain dueto the resources involved, Marak-by said.As the need for driving is re-
moved, there’s great opportunityto customize and personalize theride-hailing experience inside thevehicle, especially with connect-ed, digital services, he said.Commutes can become more
enjoyable and productive,Marakby said. People could or-der an autonomous vehicle froman app, order coffee from a rec-ommended location along theway, and then have their ridestop to pick up their drink on theway to work.Ford is beginning to explore
additonal collaborations acrossentertainment, audio, gaming,touring and commerce fields, sothat the company can build outan entire customer experiencebefore, during and after their ve-hicle rides.Serving as the foundation con-
necting all of the capabilities re-quired to run a self-driving serv-ice will be the TransportationMobility Cloud that Autonomichas developed.
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The Henry Ford HolidayGreens and Tree lot is openingfor business on Friday, Nov. 23.Also known as Greenfield Vil-
lage, the living museum will of-fer a number of Christmas treesand wreaths for sale while sup-plies last. Balsam tree pricesrange from $29.75 to $59.50.Boxwood or balsam wreathprices will range from $17 to$25.50. Go to thehenryford.orgfor more info.
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Ford has hired architect, construction firms to restore Michigan Central.
So it begins. Ford Motor Com-pany is advancing its Corktowncampus plans with the selectionof its first architectural andconstruction partners that willwork on restoring Michigan Cen-tral Station to its originalgrandeur, said Ford spokes-woman Christina Twelftree.Quinn Evans Architects will
lead the design work, whileChristman and Brinker areteamed up in a joint venture toserve as construction managerfor the Corktown transformationproject.Construction will get under-
way before the end of this year,contingent on receiving all nec-essary government approvals. Itis expected to be complete in2022.Ford announced it had pur-
chased the iconic train stationbuilding in June and plans totransform it into the centerpieceof a new 1.2 million-square-footcampus in Corktown, includingseveral surrounding properties.The campus will be an innova-
tion hub where Ford and its part-ners can work to define the fu-ture of transportation, includingbuilding autonomous and elec-tric vehicles, and designing mo-bility services and solutions forurban environments, Twelftreesaid. Detroit-based Quinn EvansArchitects is one of the nation’sleading architectural practicesspecializing in historic preserva-tion.The firm has worked on nu-
merous landmark preservation
projects, including the MichiganState Capitol, the Lincoln Memo-rial, the National Academy of Sci-ences on the National Mall andBaltimore’s Penn Station.Corktown Transformation
Joint Venture, a Detroit-basedcertified minority enterprise, ismade up of Christman andBrinker. The two companies haveworked together for more than30 years on multiple high-profileprojects, including the campusexpansion of Little CaesarsWorld Headquarters, WayneState University Mike IlitchSchool of Business, multiple De-troit Public Schools, and BlueCross Blue Shield of MichiganBLUEnite headquarters.The joint team of professionals
assigned to Michigan Central Sta-tion has amassed 235 years ofcombined historic preservationexperience on projects totalingmore than $2 billion.“Quinn Evans Architects and
Christman Brinker have a strongtrack record of working togetheron restoring historic buildings,so we felt they were the rightpartners to help us begin thistransformation project,” saidTodd Brooks, program managerat Ford Land, the company’s realestate arm overseeing Ford’sCorktown campus.“They share Ford’s passion for
redeveloping Detroit’s landmarktrain station, ensuring the localcommunity benefits from ourpresence and building the futureof the transportation industryright here in Detroit.”
Ford’s Train Station RebuildEntering the Next Phase
Detroit’s annual Thanksgivingparade is set for Nov. 22.Now called America’s Thanks-
giving Parade presented by ArtVan, the parade has a storiedhistory.The Michigan Thanksgiving
Parade Foundation was foundedin 1982 for the purpose of stag-ing and perpetuating America’sThanksgiving Parade.It was founded in 1924. For
more than 75 years, the paradehas been a one-of-a-kind specta-cle of fantasy, holiday spirit andcommunity enthusiasm. The pa-rade has grown to include morethan 75 parade units, includingfloats, balloons and marchingbands in procession.Founded by J.L. Hudson's,
downtown Detroit’s legendarydepartment store, the paradefirst rolled down Woodward Av-enue in 1924, the same year thatMacy’s began its parade in NewYork City.In describing the parade on its
Web site, the Detroit HistoricalSociety wrote that “for genera-tions of Michigan families, theofficial holiday season did notstart until ‘the real Santa Claus’stepped from the parade’s finalfloat onto the Woodward mar-quee of Hudson’s to accept thekey to both the city ‘and thehearts of good children every-where.’ The next day, elevatorswhisked throngs of parents andchildren up to the store’s mag-nificently-decorated toyland fora personal visit with the man inred velvet.“Detroit’s first Thanksgiving
parade featured horses pulling afloat decorated with MotherGoose, four papier-mâché headsand seven marching bands. Overthe years, the parade’s size andscope has grown significantly, asit has entertained millions ofbundled-up fans along its two-mile route down Woodward withgiant balloons, floats, marchingbands, cartoon characters,celebrities and more.”The parade was first televised
locally in 1948. Now, it’s broad-cast nationally to more than 100million viewers.
The Historical Society’s histo-ry reports that Hudson’sstopped sponsoring the paradein 1979, four years before clos-ing its mammoth downtownstore for good, adding, “ButAmerica’s Thanksgiving Parade,supported by area corporationsand the Michigan ThanksgivingParade Foundation, whose non-profit Parade Company organ-izes the event with the help ofhundreds of volunteers.”This year, the parade begins
at the intersection of Kirby andWoodward Avenue in downtownDetroit starting at 8:45 a.m. Itwill travel south on Woodward,passing through the TV zone atGrand River and Woodwardwhere WDIV Local 4 and otherbroadcast media will havebooths set up to telecast the pa-rade.Finally, the parade will end at
Woodward and Congress. In ad-dition to TV coverage, radiocoverage will begin with “A Prel-ude to The Parade” hosted byPaul W. Smith on News/Talk 760WJR running from 6 a.m. until9:30 a.m.The LIVE play-by-play of the
parade will be on WOMC (104.3-FM) from 10 a.m. until noon.
To learn more about the pa-rade, see theparade.org/americ-as-thanksgiving-parade/parade-info.
The Miller Library will be host-ing Dan and Judy Landino of D &J Auction and Appraisal Services6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6.They will provide an overview
of the collectibles and antiquesmarket, with a brief verbal ap-praisal of audience members'treasures, said Warren librarianAmy Nelson. Not all attendeeswill get appraisals. Items will bepublicly appraised and limitedto one per person. Items must besmall enough to carry and willnot necessarily be appraised inorder. Bring any item 30 minutesbefore the program begins.The program will be held in
the cafeteria (room 420) of theWarren Community Center. Reg-istration is required.Register at warrenlibrary.net
or call the Miller Library at 586-751-5377.
Warren LibraryHosting Auction
Appraisers
Due to the upcoming Thanks-giving holiday, Warren city of-fices will be closed.The city’s libraries close at 5
p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21.They will remain closed onFriday, Nov. 23, as will regularcity offices and city recreationcenters.The library branches will re-
main closed on Saturday, Nov.24, and Sunday, Nov. 25. Regularhours will resume as of Monday,Nov. 26. Call city hall at 586-574-4557 for more information.
Warren City HallHoliday Hours
As in previous years, kids will enjoy Detroit’s Thanksgiving Parade.Perttola explains how BorgWarner’s EMOD transfer case sends torque.
BorgWarner credibility whengovernments and OEMs aroundthe world ask what the best mixof propulsion systems is toachieve stated goals, as well asmeet consumer needs, Gallettsaid.And in addition to creating
new technology in differentpropulsion systems, BorgWarnerhas also started getting involvedin venture capital, Gallett said.That means the company willfund other projects by startupsas a way to keep abreast of thelatest tech changes, and if theysee a project they like, Borg-Warner might even take up thework itself.“We have a global reach and
we will listen to startups with apitch,” Gallett said.“We have the option to be at
the table and work with compa-nies with ideas we find interest-ing. We’re making sure that wemaintain a startup mentalitythat seeps into our work cul-ture.”In addition to BorgWarner’s
new EV tech, OEMs continue towork with the company becauseof its mastery of old school tech-nology, such as clutches, Gallettsaid.“We have years of experience
with this technology and that isvery useful for hybrids, wheredifferent propulsion systemsswitch off and on, depending ondriving circumstances,” Gallettsaid.Among the technology shown
off to the media was BorgWarn-er’s Integrated Drive Module.David Fulton, director of ElectricMach Innovation, said the mod-ule is a complete system withmotor, transmission, power elec-tronics and controls to optimizeweight, cut costs and focus onlow Noise Vibration and Harsh-ness (NVH) with full torque forelectric vehicles.Todd Perttola, director of Engi-
neering, showed off the compa-ny’s Electro-Mechanical On-De-mand (EMOD) system, which isused in FCA’s 2019 Ram 1500pickup truck.Perttola said that BorgWarner
worked on the system for abouta year and then entered into ajoint venture agreement withFCA. Overall, it took about threeyears to create the EMOD sys-
tem, which enables the truck’sfour-wheel drive systems to func-tion as well as it does.“It’s bolted on the back of the
transmission and front rear axlesand decides where to sendtorque,” Perttola said.“It has an electric mechanical
actuator that is electronicallycontrolled and looks at such fac-tors as vehicle speed, throttleposition and even the steeringwheel angle and sends torquewhere needed based on specialalgorithms.”This gives the 2019 Ram 1500
enhanced vehicle traction andstability control as well as re-duced weight and a wide rangeof tunable vehicle handling char-acteristics, Perttola said.Chris Spangler, senior engi-
neering manager for SystemsIntegration, showed off thecompany’s 48-volt EfficiencyMotor/Generator with IntegratedElectronics.This micro or mild hybrid con-
siderably reduces the cost ofelectrification when comparedwith high-voltage hybridizationand pure EV, Spangler said. The48-volt technology provideshigher system efficiency and im-proved energy recovery capabili-ty to meet increasing power de-mands, he said.
BorgWarner Debuts LatestTech at Propulsion CenterCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
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The brand is continuing to ex-pand the Colorado ZR2 midsizetruck’s performance envelopewith the introduction of 15 facto-ry race components developedand validated over 10,000 milesof off-road racing, said GMspokesman Monte Doran.
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While the stock ZR2 comes fac-tory-equipped with “segment ofone” capability, said Doran, forboth low- and high-speed off-roading, these factory race partsfocus on desert running whilepreserving low-speed off-roadperformance.
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