The Innovation Report
World’s Largest Robots Are Setting Sail
It sounds like science fiction. Ocean-going ships with no-one on board. But this vision of the future is coming - and sooner than you might think. You can glimpse it in a Norwegian fjord where a huge, lime-green vessel is being put through its paces. At first glance,...
AI Model Successfully Predicts Cancer Patient Survival Rates By Reading Oncologist Notes
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer have successfully developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict the survival of cancer patients more accurately using more readily available data compared to previous techniques....
Here’s How Hackers Could Spoof Self-Driving Vehicles
The rhetorical heyday of autonomous vehicles has seemingly come and gone. The technology is still under development, with legacy manufacturers and commercial operators continuing to invest in self-driving development programs at a tempered rate. Even so, the...
Most Reliable Retailer To Charge An EV In America
IKEA is the only major retailer with U.S. locations that offer electric vehicle charging at nearly 100% of stores. If you’re a retailer with a parking lot, offering electric vehicle charging stations can attract new customers and incentivize consumer...
Can EVs Drive In National Radio Quiet Zone?
The United States National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) is a 13,000 square-mile rectangle covering the southernmost tip of Maryland’s western panhandle, the Allegheny Mountains in Eastern West Virginia, and the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central Virginia. The area...
BYD Deepens China Price War Cutting Cost Of Cheapest EV
Chinese automaker BYD on Wednesday added fuel to the flames of a brutal price war in China by cutting the price of its cheapest electric car, the Seagull, by 5%. Prices for the Seagull will now start 69,800 yuan ($9,700). Earlier this week BYD priced the new version...
Developing AI Tech To Improve Treatment Of Rare Diseases
An international team of scientists has developed a technology based on artificial intelligence (AI) for the study of minority diseases and has successfully applied it to identify the possible causes of the appearance of what is known as myasthenic-congenital...
White House: Cars Made in China Could Unleash Chaos On US Highways
The Biden Administration announced Thursday that Chinese cars – which currently are very rarely seen on American roads due to high tariffs – could eventually pose a significant risk to the nation by potentially collecting sensitive data about Americans and...
Apple Killing AV Project After Ramping Up
Apple is winding down its effort to create an electric car with autonomous capabilities, a significant shift for the company that has poured resources into the highly secretive project for nearly a decade. Just two weeks ago, the company was testing one of its 67...
PA’s First EV Self-Driving Shuttle At Philadelphia Navy Yard
After a long testing process, the autonomous vehicle is now up and running on the South Philly campus. Bright and early on a Tuesday morning, this reporter started her day being driven around by a robot. Almost exactly two years after it was announced, the...
