The Innovation Report
Clemson Automotive Engineering Students Unveil Solar-Powered Vehicle
Clemson University students unveiled a solar-powered electric vehicle that they spent almost two years designing, engineering, and building. The project is part of the university’s Deep Orange program, which gives graduate students hands-on experience developing...
How Universities Are Turning Their Connected Campuses Into Smart Cities
A university is a small city in itself: There’s lighting, waste management, traffic control. That means, when researchers look to optimize a campus, they can simultaneously build a “smart cities” proof of concept for a municipality. It’s a logical fit. “Universities...
The FCC Wants To Ban Drones With Lidar That It Previously Approved
The FCC is planning to target even more products in its drone ban, including those it previously approved, and DJI has issued a call to action in response. The federal agency is proposing to prohibit models equipped with certain capabilities, like thermal...
Humanoid Robots Are Coming To US Auto Factories, Can They Boost Productivity?
Automakers are increasingly investing in humanoid robots as a potential next stage of factory automation, with BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and Tesla among the companies testing or developing the technology, The New York Times reports. Unlike traditional industrial...
Nissan’s In-Factory AI Cameras Track How Factory Workers Bend, Walk, And Build Cars
In Canton, Mississippi, where Nissan assembles the Altima sedan and the Frontier pickup, there are cameras watching how workers move. The automaker says the AI-powered system is saving it millions of dollars — and ensuring that factory workers stay healthy. "We're not...
US Marines Train With Autonomous Hornet And Bumblebee Drones
US Marines conduct autonomous drone training as part of Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. More From Military Eye
Used Electric Cars Rising In Value Due To Strong Demand
It’s an established fact that electric cars’ values tumble; stories abound of buyers losing thousands on EVs the moment they drive out of the showroom. It’s one reason why some buyers have stayed away. Or is it? New data shows that used EVs’ precipitous fall in values...
Britain’s JCB Hydromax Sets World Land Speed Record For A Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle
Former fighter pilot Andy Green set a world land speed record for a hydrogen-powered car at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on Tuesday. The Briton, already the outright land speed record holder, set his latest first at the wheel of a JCB Hydromax vehicle that...
Boeing To Sell Three Subsidiaries To eVTOL Firm Archer
Boeing is selling off three subsidiaries to Archer Aviation in an all-stock deal and will become a “strategic partner” in the electric aircraft startup, the companies announced today. Under agreements inked by the two firms, a joint press release says Boeing...
Lake Mead Reports Lowest Water Level Ever Recorded
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado River system. The water level at Lake Mead hit 1,040.4 feet above sea level Friday,...
