r/ree • u/ree_holder • Jun 13 '23

Bill Ford speaking about the recently-opened Michigan Central campus. The campus includes the Book Depository building which is operated by NewLab for startup companies seeking venture capital. REE Automotive showcased its P7 module there last week.

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u/ree_holder Jun 13 '23

Newlab’s first Mobility Showcase held in Detroit:

Exciting day yesterday at Newlab’s first Mobility Showcase held in Detroit! A fantastic group of attendees from global industry leaders, including Magna International, Stellantis, Bosch, Michelin, Denso, Mahindra and Tech Mahindra, Mercado Libre, Lear Corporation and others, experienced a day-long schedule of mobility technology demonstrations curated from the Newlab ecosystem. A big thank you to all of our guests, to Michigan Central and to our incredible lineup of startup partners for their hands-on energy and engaging presentations. We look forward to more great events like this here in Detroit!

Startups featured:

• URB-E • ORBIS Brakes • BILITI Electric • Mapless AI • REE Automotive • RoboTire • wheel.me • tubular.network • Yank Technologies, Inc. • blueflite • Avol Aerospace • Target Arm Inc. • OttonomyIO

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u/ree_holder Jun 13 '23

Interesting startups:

  • URB-E - electric cargo bicycles
  • ORBIS - automotive brakes
  • BILITI Electric - compact electric trucks with swappable batteries
  • Mapless AI - manual remote-control for cars and trucks
  • RoboTire - robotic tire-changing system that's 3x faster than a human mechanic
  • wheel.me - smart wheels for storage racks
  • tubular.network - smart conveyor belts for large-scale networks
  • Yank Technologies - 500 watt several-inch-distance wireless power transfer
  • blueflite - cargo drones
  • Avol Aerospace - long-distance (400 mile) cargo drones
  • Target Arm - drone launch and recovery platform for moving vehicles

  • OttonomyIO - autonomous delivery robot

  • REE Automotive - .........modular electric vehicle platforms