The Innovation Report
Self-Driving Trucks Are Cruising Ohio Roads
Over flat highways and rolling rural hills, a small fleet of passenger vehicles and tractor-trailers have been learning to drive on Ohio’s roads for years now. But for the first time this summer – though on semi-private roads – some don’t have human drivers present....
Workers At German Auto Supplier Bosch Call For EU Action To Stem Job Losses
Labour representatives at auto supplier Bosch demanded on Wednesday political action at EU level to stem job losses in the industry by drawing up regulations to promote local production. "The transformation of our industry will only succeed if we keep value creation...
South Korean Auto Supplier Pours $93M Into Chesterfield Township, Adds 102 Jobs
A South Korean auto parts manufacturer is pouring more than $93 million into northern Macomb County, building a sprawling 400,000-square-foot facility in Chesterfield Township that will create 102 new jobs while retaining 171 existing positions. The project, tied to...
Largest-Ever EV Battery Study Ever Puts Mercedes, Hyundai, BMW Ahead Of Tesla
Skepticism of electric vehicle ownership has spawned many comparisons, tests, and global studies of new and used EVs. A study performed by AVILOO, an Austrian company pioneering battery health diagnostic tools, revealed the battery condition of 20 different models...
Proposed Minneapolis Ordinance Would Require Drivers In AVs
A proposed Minneapolis ordinance would require self-driving cars to still have a person physically behind the wheel in hopes of saving jobs. Waymo says this is just a way to ban their cars. Robin Wonsley, who represents Minneapolis' Ward 2 on the City Council, helped...
Japanese Company Develops A Humanoid Robot ‘Ambulance’ For On-The-Spot Repairs
If you see what looks like an ambulance with a set of flashing lights weaving through Tokyo traffic, it might not be rushing to save a human. GMO Internet Group is unleashing what it calls Japan's first "humanoid ambulance" on the streets of Tokyo this month. A...
How 3 Dairy Farmers Are Milking 78 Cows Per Robot
In the world of robotic milking, the standard has long been a comfortable baseline: 60 cows per robot and a goal of 3.0 or more milkings per day. For years, that was the math farmers took to the bank. But for veteran Lely users Jason Baus of Wisconsin, Andy Meyer of...
Robot Dogs Serve As Cybersecurity Training Tools For Students At One Pennsylvania University
A four-legged teammate is helping Alvernia University students prepare for careers fighting cybercrime. His name is Frankie, and while he may look like a dog, he is actually a robot with a serious mission. Frankie has become hard to miss as he walks, dances and...
Rocket Experiment Tracks How Liquid Metal Solidifies In Microgravity
Scientists have used an X-ray detector on a sounding rocket, a type of research rocket that flies to the edge of space, then returns to Earth within minutes, to document metal dendrites—the branching structures that form as liquid metal cools—forming in microgravity...
Vehicle Spy Diagnostics
TRAINING FROM INTREPID CONTROL SYSTEMS Vehicle diagnostics are the command‑and‑response protocols that allow engineers to communicate directly with an electronic control unit (ECU) — retrieving deeper parameters, adjusting configurations, and troubleshooting system...
