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PLUM in the News

Check out some of the latest PLUM Catalyst news!

Riding with go MARTI

5-14-23: Riding with go MARTI; Japanese researches visit Grand Rapids, MN

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Women Driven Mobility

Tammy Meehan-Russell is featured in this book that highlights women leading the way in mobility and automotive innovation

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SAE Tomorrow Today Podcast

4-13-23: Partnerships Bring AV Accessibility to Rural Areas

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PowerSports Business

1-25-23: Dealership provides elementary school with fleet of bikes through All Kids Bike program

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BBC Storyworks: Technology's Golden Age

4-11-23: The autonomous vehicles connecting hard-to-reach communities

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Lake and Company

November 2022: "Women Who Ride" featuring Tammy Meehan Russell and women-led biking initiatives.

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2-16-23: The Mobility Podcast "AVs & Rural Community Empowerment" (TRB 2023)

2-24-22: PBS North - Almanac North Core Conversations "Accessible Transportation featuring an expert panel"

12-22-22: Bloomberg News "Self-Driving Cars Are a Natural Fit for Rural America"

11-29-22: The Daily Yonder "In Northern Minnesota, Autonomous Vehicles Are Hitting Rural Roads"

10-21-22: AASHTO Journal "Minnesota DOT Aids With Rural Test of Transit AVs"

10-10-22: Planetizen "Minnesota Uses Autonomous Shuttles to Improve Mobility"

10-7-22: IOT World Today "Wheelchair Accessible AVs Make Public Transit Debut"

10-7-22: Government Technology "Autonomous On-Demand Transit Comes to Rural Minnesota"

10-7-22: American City & Country "Rural Minnesota community test drives autonomous shuttle service that features ADA-compliant minivans"

10-6-22: Lakeland PBS "Self-Driving Shuttles to Share the Streets of Grand Rapids"

10-5-22: Kare11 "Self-driving shuttle project cruises into northern Minnesota"

10-5-22: ABC WDIO "Grand Rapids provides free rides around the city for residents in the community"

10-5-22: KEYC News "Self-driving vans hit Grand Rapids streets"

10-5-22: CBS News Minnesota "MnDOT launches self-driving shuttle pilot project in Grand Rapids"

10-5-22: KSTP "MnDOT launches self-driving shuttle pilot in Grand Rapids"

10-3-22: ICTV Community Matters "goMARTI Autonomous Vehicles"

10-2-22: Auto Connected Car News "Autonomous & Self-Driving Vehicle News"

9-29-22: Mass Transit Magazine "goMARTI in Minnesota launches and WRTA selects partners for AV pilot"

9-28-22: Tech Crunch "May Mobility, Via launch wheelchair-accessible autonomous shuttle service"

9-22-22: Government Technology "Minnesota Closes Out One AV Shuttle Project, Opens Two More"

9-4-22: Herald Review "The drive to advance technology world-wide through human connections"

7-13-22: Grand Rapids Herald Review "On-demand, self-driving shuttles coming to town"

8-3-21: Polaris News "Polaris Goes To Camp To Inspire High School Students"

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