The Innovation Report
Barcelona Subway Recycles Energy From Braking Into Power To Charge EVs
The Barcelona subway grinds to a halt, the doors slide open and commuters pour out to go about their daily business. Little do they know that as they do so, a burst of energy is sent up to street level to help charge an electric car. Barcelona has put together a...
Trump’s Team To Scrap NHTSA’s Autonomous Car Crash Requirements Opposed By Tesla
Incoming president Donald Trump's transition team wants to scrap a car-crash reporting requirement that helps the NHTSA investigate and regulate self-driving vehicles. The group slammed the requirement for requiring "excessive" data collection, according to a document...
Anybotics Raises $60M To Bring More Autonomous Industrial Robots To The U.S.
Swiss robotics company Anybotics has raised an extra $60 million to close its Series B round off at $110 million, some 18 months after first announcing it had raised a $50 million Series B. Spun out from the Eth Zurich research university...
Honda Aims To Double Hybrid Car Sales By 2030 As ‘Bridge’ To EV Era
Honda aims to double its global hybrid car sales to 1.3 million vehicles annually by 2030 from 2023 levels, providing a "bridge" until fully electric vehicles become more widespread, the Japanese automaker said on Wednesday. From 2026, Honda will start to install new,...
Detroit Free Press Investigates Increase Of Vehicle Software Recalls
Recalls involving software issues are increasing for passenger vehicles and will likely change the way recalls are fixed in upcoming years, according to a Detroit Free Press investigation. The total number of vehicles affected by software-related recalls...
Robot 3D Prints Two Habitat For Humanity Homes
A robot may be the future of home building. On Friday morning, it was pouring the exterior walls of two Habitat for Humanity houses in Melbourne. "I'm beyond excited. I'm trying to contain myself. It's been a lot of work, but we feel like, especially...
Lightweighting for a Sustainable Future: Unlocking the Aluminum Advantage for Automakers
Lightweighting for a Sustainable Future: Unlocking the Aluminum Advantage for Automakers ATLANTA, Dec. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a blog post by Daniel Kern, Vice President, Global Automotive Development, Novelis As the automotive industry navigates the...
United Arab Bank & Canon to deliver impactful carbon compensation for business printing in UAE
United Arab Bank & Canon to deliver impactful carbon compensation for business printing in UAE * Collaboration introduces Canon's first climate project contribution program in the UAE. * The project has successfully compensated for 20 tons of CO2 emissions * Canon's...
Community Solar Filling Important Gap In Clean Energy Transition
Solar growth has soared over the past few years. With new projects coming online this year, experts predict that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatt hours in 2023 to 286 billion kWh in 2025. It has been an important part of the Biden...
Mysterious Drones Flying Over New Jersey
Swarms of large drones were repeatedly seen flying through the air over New Jersey this week. The autonomous vehicles were traveling at night and were said to be much larger than typical hobbyist drones. They are said to have been equipped with blinking lights and, in...
