The Innovation Report
Twin Cities: Metro Transit Awarded $35 Million Grant Towards Electric Buses
Metro Transit announced Wednesday that it won a $35 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration. The low- or no-emission grant will help acquire 100 new 40-foot hybrid-electric buses, which are scheduled to join Metro Transit's fleet in 2027. "A...
World’s First Autonomous Passenger Ship Unveiled In Japan
A world-first passenger ferry with advanced autonomous navigation has been unveiled in Japan, an Asian non-profit which is involved in a project to commercialise automated vessels announced on Thursday. The Olympia Dream Seto ferry transports passengers between the...
Starlink In Your Tesla? Patent Hints At Roof Tech For Built-In Satellite Access
Will Tesla vehicles one day offer built-in internet access to SpaceX’s Starlink? A new patent suggests the automaker is working on a satellite integration for its EVs. The company has submitted a patent application in the US for an outer panel car roof "that...
Industrial Project In Chile Threatens Earth’s Darkest Sky
German Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Reinhard Genzel has penned a letter urging the government of Chile to halt the development of a green hydrogen plant in the vicinity of one of the world's top astronomical observatories. In the letter, Genzel and 30 other...
Autolane Is Building ‘Air Traffic Control’ For Autonomous Vehicles
The rapid succession of robotaxi deployments from companies like Waymo and Zoox have people in the industry, once again, dreaming about how autonomous vehicles might change our daily lives. That includes driverless taxi rides, sure, but also headier ideas like sending...
The Surprising Advantages Of Autonomous Driving Beyond Technology
Like many working to advance driver assistance systems, Doug Wellman has a variety of personal reasons in addition to professional ones on why he wants to get it right. Wellman, the man responsible for Stellantis’ system, helped construct each tier of the current...
When Supply Chains Become Autonomous
For a decade, supply chain leaders have raced to automate processes by deploying robots, building digital twins, and designing optimized data-driven, inventory-management policies. This wave of automation has enabled faster operations, reduced errors, and led to...
Robocrop: Teaching Robots How To Pick Tomatoes
In the agricultural sector, labor shortages are increasing the need for automated harvesting using robots. However, some fruits, like tomatoes, are tricky to harvest. Tomatoes typically bear fruit in clusters, requiring robots to pick the ripe ones while leaving the...
Giving AI A Body: Why Robots Are Evolving So Quickly Today
A few short months ago, almost every robot made by the hundreds of companies working on humanoid robots could charitably be described as slow, topping out at around three mph. Walking was on the edge of plodding, and arm movements bordered on sluggish and...
AI’s Expanding Role in Law Enforcement
Artificial intelligence has steadily expanded its influence in law enforcement, moving from experimental tools to systems that are actively reshaping police work. The recent collaboration between Axon, the U.S. company known for Tasers and body cameras, and the...
