Automotive editor Jonathan Gitlin of Ars Technica recently spent some time talking to First Mode’s Chris Voorhees about our work on two very different hydrogen fuel cell vehicles: an off-road racer for the Baja 1000 with Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, and a retrofit of a Komatsu 930E mining haul truck with Anglo American. Article excerpt: At … Continued
Anglo American recently released its Interim Results report, which included photographs from First Mode’s hardware manufacturing facility in Seattle and confirmed that the mining haul truck conversion project is entering its final phase, with testing to begin in Q4.
“Good software engineering is an art, and there are a near-infinite number of ways you can solve a problem. I love learning about the different ways people take a problem and come up with a solution.” —Aidan Morgan, Principal Software Architect at First Mode
On July 2, First Mode was highlighted as one of the largest recent jumps in the rankings on the GeekWire 200, the company’s proprietary ranked index of the hottest tech companies in the Pacific Northwest.
International Mining editorial director Paul Moore recently spent time with First Mode’s Chris Voorhees to learn about our work for Anglo American, which will result in one of the largest fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) on Earth.
On July 6, Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering profiled Maggie Scholtz, co-founder and VP of engineering at First Mode.
“I think it is rewarding to approach any situation or interaction by first considering both what you can bring to it and what you can learn from it.” —Paige Northway, Ph.D., First Mode Systems Engineer
“Stay curious, stay receptive to new ideas, and be a positive influence in the lives of others.”
“The overall feeling when I talk about First Mode is optimism. We feel like we can do anything once we put our minds to it. It’s pretty amazing.” – Aaron Ison, First Mode Mechanical Engineer