Mobility

‘UP’ in Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott Courts Tech Innovators at Transportation Summit

by | Oct 9, 2023
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.
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Techstars Fort Worth Picks 10 Physical Health Startups in Year Two of Accelerator
by | Sep 30, 2023
The Techstars program pumped up the volume in its second year, reviewing more than 3,500 applications—four times more than last year. Founders from around the world will travel to Fort Worth for the "one-of-a-kind," whole health-focused program.
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After Opening U.S. HQ in Fort Worth, Clevon Rolls Out First North American On-Road Driverless Delivery
by | Dec 9, 2022
The all-electric, autonomous courier robot was built by Clevon, an Estonia-based company that moved its U.S. HQ to Fort Worth's AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone three months ago. At the HQ opening, Estonia's president said "The future is very near."

Now that future has arrived, with a CLEVON 1 robot making a 3.6-mile delivery on public roads, navigating traffic and making turn signals along the way. Plus, take a look at the U.S. opening at AllianceTexas.
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The MIZ: A Central Hub for Supply Chain Innovation
The concept of a hub is nothing new in transportation and logistics. Hubs connect people, routes and infrastructure to facilitate movement. As the world moves toward an age of autonomous mobility, a new type of hub is needed — one that connects the talent, ideas and thought leadership that will fuel this dynamic new era.
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Hillwood Partners with Alphabet’s Wing to Launch First Commercial Drone Delivery Service in a Major U.S. Metro
Wing will operate a drone delivery facility in Dallas-Fort Worth at the Frisco Station development with a small number of flights starting this week. 
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How AllianceTexas’ Mobility Innovation Zone is Defining the Future of Logistics
Grounded in the legacy of Hillwood, the MIZ is a nexus of innovation in surface and air mobility.
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A NASA illustration depicts the idea of a future air taxi hovering over a municipal vertiport. [Rendering: NASA/Lillian Gipson and Kyle Jenkins]
‘Checkmate’ on Highway Congestion? Planning Agency, NASA Team Up To Introduce Airborne Drones, Taxis To Relieve DFW Traffic Jams
by | Jun 14, 2021
The North Central Texas Council of Governments and NASA are working on long-term transportation plans, from delivery drones to passenger-carrying air taxis.

The Advanced Urban Air Mobility NASA partnership is one of many irons NCTCOG has in the fire to improve traffic flow in one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation.
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Out of Stealth, Dallas ‘Smart Computing’ Platform Joins Highly Selective 5G Open Innovation Lab—and Wins a Global Competition

by | Sep 23, 2020
Taubyte wants to make edge computing easier: "There are still too many Ops, and that doesn't scale in a 5G world," founder Samy Fodil says. That’s why the bootstrapped startup has developed a "NoOps" computing platform to help businesses adopt IoT and infrastructure software.

In joining the 5G Open Innovation Lab founded by T-Mobile, Intel, and NASA, the startup hopes to become the de facto computing platform for IoT.
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Toyota Motor North America Announces Two Executive Moves
by | Jun 12, 2020
Toyota says these executive changes will help guide the Plano-headquartered company's vision toward becoming a mobility company.
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American Airlines Fort Worth headquarters
The Eagle Has Landed: American’s New $350M HQ is 300 Acres of Opportunity
by | Feb 4, 2020
Here's the story behind American Airlines' massive Fort Worth corporate campus that unified 12,000 team members on one site. A project five years in the making, the airline prioritized mobility, connectivity, and wellness in its $350 million, 90-acre expansion.
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Japanese Mobility Supplier DENSO Opens $1.3M R&D Center in Plano
by | Sep 18, 2019
DENSO's Texas Innovation and Connected Service Center—strategically located near longtime partner Toyota North America—will become part of the company’s larger global R&D network and help advance its work in mobility and autonomous vehicles.
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Q+A: CEO of Mobility Startup TransitScreen Talks Driving the Future of Transportation

by | Nov 20, 2018
"The future of transportation is going to be all about choices," Matt Caywood says, so TransitScreen is working to stay up to date so travelers don't have to.
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Experts, Leaders Will Tackle Innovative Infrastructure Solutions at Forum in Dallas
by | Oct 17, 2018
Texas is among the hot spots for foreign infrastructure investment, making Dallas the ideal location for the forum, according to its founder and CEO, Norman Anderson. It's the first time the North American Infrastructure Leadership Forum will be held in Texas, and notable DFW figures are featured on the all-star speaker lineup.
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South Dallas Project With Toyota, New Smart Tech in West End on Tap for DIA in 2018
by | Jan 24, 2018
Toyota leaders joined officials from Dallas and the Dallas Innovation Alliance for a special event Tuesday to announce the new smart city projects.
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Toyota Gives $1M to Help Homeless in Collin County
by | Jul 7, 2017
On Thursday, Toyota and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas awarded a $1 million Impact Grant to four area shelters who are pooling together their efforts to help homeless women and children.
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