Toyota Research Institute leases space at the Marina Airport to test self-driving cars
By Tajha Chappellet-LanierMonterey County Weekly January 8, 2021 — Monterey, CA (Photo above: A Toyota Research Institute demonstration from the Consumer..
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Techstars Startup Weekend Monterey Bay Returns to CSUMB Feb 5-7, 2021
January 5, 2021 — Seaside, CA Techstars Startup Weekend, in partnership with Google for Startups, and CSUMB’s College of Business Institute for..
Dennis Donohue: 2021: AgTech Shifts to More Result-Oriented Posture
By Dennis DonohueDirector, Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT)Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 5, 2021 — Salinas, CA..
Monterey Bay Aquarium lends ultra-cold freezer for vaccine storage
By Josh CopitchKSBW December 31, 2020 — Salinas, CA The Monterey Bay Aquarium lends its ultra-cold freezer to Natividad Hospital in Salinas to store the..
Steve Blum’s Blog: Ag tech grows in an ecosystem of wireless connectivity
By Steve BlumTellus Venture Associates December 31, 2020 — Monterey, CA How to get connectivity in the field? If wireline connectivity is available,..
WG Tech Center Connects 50 Students to Amazon, AgTech Startups
December 31, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Source: WGCIT blog) Event helps students “prepare for the future—beyond exams—as the world increasingly..
WGCIT: 2020 Reflection, Moving AgTech Forward in 2021
December 31, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Source: WGCIT blog) The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology is continuing our mission of solving..
The FarmWise Titan FT-35 makes Time’s “Best Inventions of 2020”
By James HerreraMonterey Herald December 15, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Photo: The FarmWise Titan FT-35 was named to TIME’s list of The Best Inventions of..
Uber sells air taxi business Elevate to Joby Aviation
By Phil LeBeau CNBC December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA (Photo: Joby air taxi eVTOL demonstrator. After more than six years of secret..
Watch: Intellectual Property in AgTech
(Source: Vimeo) December 10, 2020 — Salinas, CA Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology (WGCIT) recently hosted a ‘Lunch and Learn’..