The Innovation Report
CES 2024 Brings Flying Cars, Artificial Intelligence, Parallel Parking
2024 started off with a bang at CES, a show that has become by default the biggest car show of the year. Even though General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis—the former Big 3—all skipped the event this year, eager, tech-talking contenders from Germany, Japan, China,...
Six Trends That Could Shape US Cities In 2024
Flying taxis, high-speed rail, emissions-free buildings and transportation: Some long-held dreams of urban futurists are moving forward in 2024. Cities also are taking advantage of increased federal funding and growing public sentiment to address some long-neglected...
UK: Delivery Robots To Be Tested On Cranfield University Campus
A university is to become a testing ground for delivery robots so that the technology can encounter "real-world scenarios". Cranfield University in Bedfordshire said the trial would be a "UK first for on-campus, last-mile robotic deliveries". The university is working...
Self-driving Trucks Are Getting Smart Tires
Gatik’s autonomous box trucks are going to be the first AVs on the road to roll on Goodyear’s ultra-intelligent data-collecting tires. Using its proprietary Sightline tech, the tires can measure their own air pressure, the amount of friction between the rubber and the...
Driverless Truck Companies To Ditch Human Copilots
Driverless trucks with no humans on board will soon cruise Texas highways if three startup firms have their way, despite objections from critics who say financial pressures, not safety, is behind the timetable. After years of testing, Aurora Innovation Inc., Kodiak...
Amazon Eyes AI, AVs & Asia As $1B Industrial Innovation Fund Evolves
Amazon has spent nearly two years putting an undisclosed portion of its $1 billion industrial innovation fund to work with investments in nearly a dozen U.S. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment. Now, Amazon is flexing a...
Startup Launching Teledriving Service In U.S.
German startup Vay on Wednesday launched its so-called "teledriving" solution in the U.S. for the first time, putting the company into direct competition with more richly funded and valuable American firms in the mobility technology space. The company, which has so...
How Much Do Cold Temperatures Affect An EV’s Driving Range?
With a proliferation of electric vehicle choices, more Americans are considering purchasing an EV. But challenges with winter charging and range may be cooling interest for some consumers in the snowbelt. There are several reasons driving range goes...
China’s BYD Launches EVs in Indonesia
China's BYD, the world's biggest electric vehicle maker, unveiled three battery EV models in Indonesia on Thursday as it seeks to become market leader in the segment in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. BYD overtook Tesla as the world's top EV maker in the fourth...
Robotic Truck Company Plans Big Move On The Highway
A Mountain View, Calif. company is taking the phrase "keep on truckin'" to the next level as it unveiled what it's calling the world’s first driverless-ready semi-truck designed for scaled deployment. Kodiak Robotics, which debuted the vehicle at the 2024 Consumer...
