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Financing Available for Local Motors’ Olli 3D-Printed Shuttle

January 13, 2018 · By 3D printing the vehicles on demand, Local Motors claims it has reduced tooling costs by 50 percent and overall production times by up to 90 percent.

3D-Printed Car Equipped with Drone-Launching Capabilities

December 1, 2016 · Fly Mode features a drone mounted on the rear of the vehicle that, when launched, gives the driver and passenger an unprecedented birds-eye view of the surroundings.

Solid Edge Starts Up Small Businesses

October 31, 2016 · Siemens PLM Software hopes to expand CAD use via its new Solid Edge for Startups program.

Local Motors Launches Forth

September 23, 2016 · The division is designed to help product development through co-creation and micro-manufacturing.

Cognitive Mobility: Olli the Self-Driving Vehicle

September 15, 2016 · The vehicle is connected to IBM's Watson.

3D Printing with Composite Materials

June 1, 2016 · Make stronger, lighter parts with a variety of composite additive manufacturing options.

Local Motors and Siemens Shift Design Partnership Into High Gear

April 27, 2016 · Local Motors is expanding use of Siemens PLM Software products and the companies are collaborating more closely to advance support for 3D printing.

Siemens and Local Motors Partner

April 25, 2016 · The collaboration is working to advance large-scale additive manufacturing for cars.

Collaborating with Consumers

March 1, 2016 · Manufacturers lack an essential ingredient for innovation: an appetite for risk.

3D Printing Clocks In at the Factory

December 1, 2015 · Additive manufacturing will be a part of more shop floors in the future, and it will change the design for manufacturing process.

Local Motors Debuts LM3D

November 6, 2015 · Local Motors has debuted its LM3D printed vehicle at the SEMA show. It will be available for sale by 2017.

Local Motors Preps Road-Ready 3D-Printed Car

July 23, 2015 · The company plans to have a road-ready version available by 2016.

Local Motors to Open New Microfactory

February 2, 2015 · The next Local Motors microfactory will open at National Harbor in Prince George's County, MD.

3D Printing the Strati, the Car of the Future

September 18, 2014 · A Local Motors demo points to a new way of making cars.

3D Printing the Car of the Future

September 18, 2014 · A Local Motors demo points to a new way of making cars via direct digital manufacturing.

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