April 2018
are critical aspects for acceptance
of automated vehicles.”
The American Center for
Mobility is a nonprofit testing,
education and product development
facility for future mobility, designed
to enable safe validation and self-
certification of connected and
automated vehicle technology,
and to accelerate the development
of voluntary standards. ACM is
one of 10 U.S. DOT designated
Automated Vehicle Proving
Grounds in the U.S. To learn
more about ACM, visit online:
www.acmwillowrun.org.
Michigan Women
STEP Ahead
The most well-respected,
innovative women in industry were
honored by The Manufacturing
Institute as 2018 STEP (Science,
Technology, Engineering and
Production) Ahead Award Honorees
and Emerging Leaders. These
women, many of whom work for
MMA member companies, will
be honored at the 2018 STEP
Ahead Awards.
Congratulations to this year’s
MMA-member recipients:
Honoree
• Lynnette Borrousch
The Dow Chemical
Company, Midland
• Dana Komin
General Motors, Warren
• Sonia Civeira
BorgWarner, Auburn Hills
• Amanda Mahan
General Motors, Flint
• Janet Zlomek
Pfizer Inc, Kalamazoo
Emerging Leader
• Samantha Burger
General Motors, Flint
The STEP Ahead Awards
recognize women in manufacturing
who exemplify leadership within
their companies. This national
honor identifies the best of the
best women in the manufacturing
industry, and further encourages
women to mentor and support the
next generation of female talent
to pursue manufacturing careers
Learn more about the 2018
STEP Ahead Award recipients, at
www.themanufacturinginstitute.org.
MiMfg Magazine
GM to Invest $100M in
State’s Self-Driving Future
With autonomous vehicle
technology on the horizon, General
Motors is taking the next step to
ensuring Michigan remains the
global leader of automobile
manufacturing. The automaker
announced last month it will
invest more than $100 million to
upgrade facilities in Orion Township
and Brownstown which respectively
manufacture its Cruise AV and roof
modules for self-driving vehicles.
“We’re continuing to make great
progress on our plans to commercia-
lize in 2019,” said Dan Ammann,
president of GM.
The Cruise AV is the first
production-ready vehicle built
from the ground up to operate
safely on its own with no driver,
steering wheel, pedals or manual
controls. The roof modules integrate
special equipment for AV operation
such as LIDAR, cameras, sensors
and other hardware, and will be
assembled on a dedicated line at
the facility.
Learn more about both facilities
at http://media.gm.com.
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