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세계최초 오픈소스 자동차회사 로컬모터스, GE와 협력하다(영문)

2014년 7월 9일

제이 로저스 (Jay Rogers)는 온라인 자동차 회사 로컬 모터스를 설립했다. 여러 디자이너들이 온라인으로 협업하면서 자동차 디자인을 개발하고, 지역의 마이크로 팩토리(작은 규모의 공장)들이 모여 자동차를 제작하는 방식이다. 오픈 이노베이션을 추구하는 GE도 로컬 모터스와 협업하고 있다. 협력을 통한 제품 개발과 마이크로 제조 노하우를 GE의 가전 비지니스에 적용하기로 한 것이다. 그 시작으로 최근 GE와 로컬 모터스는 협업 플랫폼. 퍼스트 빌드(FirstBuild)를 론칭했다.

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