The invitation-only UP.Summit at the Perot family's Circle T Ranch in Westlake brought together minds, money, and mobility tech from around the world last week. UP.Partners' "moving world" ecosystem also includes a VC arm investing in transportation tech companies "that make you say, 'Hell yes!'" and a venture lab ranked No. 7 in Fast Company.
Invitation Homes Inc. announced that veteran human resources executive Allison Mullis will join the Dallas-based company as executive vice president and chief human resources officer on Aug....
The Army's biggest helicopter competition in 40 years has a winner in Fort Worth. Bell Textron's V-280 Valor is slated to replace around 2,000 Black Hawk helicopters by 2030—with a tiltrotor design that lets it take off like a chopper and fly like a plane.
Designed for long-range assault missions, the Valor's initial contract is worth up to $1.3 billion. But the program could ultimately be worth $70 billion across the life of the fleet, including foreign military sales, Defense News reports.
Planning and operations in the Mobility Innovation Zone require a consistent and reliable connection throughout the whole journey of each tested vehicle—whether it's a self-driving truck or a delivery drone dropping test packages. Ericsson Routes, an incubation unit within Ericsson, offers Waze-like connectivity predictions for planned routes and journeys.
With 95 patents issued or pending on its tech, Fort Worth's Linear Labs wants to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., seeing the electrification supply chain as a "national security strategic imperative."
Brad Hunstable launched Linear Labs in 2014 after incubating in the TechFW program. This year his company aims to produce 20,000 electric motors and intelligent drive systems—with twice the torque and half the size and weight of competitors.
The demonstration marks the first point-to-point unmanned aircraft system delivery in North Texas—showing the future capabilities of commercial operations.
At CES 2020, Fort Worth-based Bell Textron Inc. revealed its plans—which included a new evolution of its Bell Nexus air taxi design—to make on-demand air mobility available to everyone.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Bell is engineering its VTOL air taxi, which uses an electric propulsion system to democratize regional air travel—making it affordable for the average Joe.
Dallas-Fort Worth and Los Angeles are the first U.S. metropolitan areas scheduled to have the vehicles lifting off from area skyports, perhaps as early as 2020.
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. So, we scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
The future of manufacturing is based on human-machine collaboration.
That’s what Nader Jalili, Mary and Rich Templeton Dean of SMU Lyle School of Engineering, has spent his academic career exploring through research on automation, human-robot integration and augmentation....
Asset management firm Blockhouse Digital, which has an office in Frisco, has completed a $2 million seed funding round including investments from strategic partners such as its institutional OTC partner BlockFills along with significant contributions from various angel and VC investors....
Frisco-based game maker Gearbox Entertainment is being acquired by New York City-based Take-Two Interactive Software in a deal valued at $460 million, in a deal consisting entirely of newly issued shares of Take-Two common stock....
Fort Worth-based mixed-use developer Trademark Property Co. announced that the city of Arlington has approved its request to rezone Lincoln Square as a mixed-use gathering place along Interstate 30.
The company said a new name—Anthem—was selected for the 40-year-old shopping center, and it will go into effect at the start of demolition, which should begin in the second quarter of 2025....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. So, we scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
The future of manufacturing is based on human-machine collaboration.
That’s what Nader Jalili, Mary and Rich Templeton Dean of SMU Lyle School of Engineering, has spent his academic career exploring through research on automation, human-robot integration and augmentation....
Asset management firm Blockhouse Digital, which has an office in Frisco, has completed a $2 million seed funding round including investments from strategic partners such as its institutional OTC partner BlockFills along with significant contributions from various angel and VC investors....
Frisco-based game maker Gearbox Entertainment is being acquired by New York City-based Take-Two Interactive Software in a deal valued at $460 million, in a deal consisting entirely of newly issued shares of Take-Two common stock....
Fort Worth-based mixed-use developer Trademark Property Co. announced that the city of Arlington has approved its request to rezone Lincoln Square as a mixed-use gathering place along Interstate 30.
The company said a new name—Anthem—was selected for the 40-year-old shopping center, and it will go into effect at the start of demolition, which should begin in the second quarter of 2025....