The Innovation Report
AT&T To Buy Rivian Electric Vehicles In Pilot Deal To Cut Cost, Emissions
U.S. wireless carrier AT&T will purchase some electric vehicles from startup Rivian in a pilot program to evaluate ways to reduce cost, cut carbon emissions and improve safety, the companies said on Thursday. The deal is the first for Rivian after the company last...
Australia: Parallel Systems Demonstrates Autonomous Freight Car System
Parallel Systems, the Los Angeles-based startup that's developing an autonomous, battery-electric, self-propelled intermodal freight car system, today demonstrated a prototype it developed for Australian railroad operator Arc Infrastructure. Arc, which manages and...
About 60 EV Models Eligible For France’s Cash Incentive
About 60 electric car (EV) models are eligible for France's revamped incentive scheme that is set to favour cars made in Europe, according to a list issued by the country's Ministry of Ecological Transition on Thursday. Among the models eligible for the scheme, the...
Tesla Unveils Latest Humanoid Robot: Optimus Gen 2
On Tuesday, Tesla released a demo video showing the latest version of its prototype humanoid robot, Optimus Gen 2. Over one year after Tesla's first public Optimus robot demonstration, which showcased shaky robots that waved and slumped over, things have apparently...
Surgical Robot Used In All Colorectal Operations
Robotic surgery is being used for all patients having colorectal procedures, a hospital has said. All six colorectal surgeons at Colchester Hospital have completed the training, in what managers describe as a first for a hospital in Europe. Surgeon Subash Vasudevan...
Ford CEO Tweets About Ford Super Duty Rescuing Tesla Cybertruck
Sometimes the best things in life really are free: Just ask Ford CEO Jim Farley. He wants the world to know the F-Series pickup creating significant buzz on social media is not part of an advertising campaign. It's simply a Ford F-Series pickup rescuing a...
Driverless Vehicles On Limited Routes Bump Along Despite US Robotaxi Scrutiny
A quest for lower costs and efficiently moving goods and groups of people is pushing demand for driverless technology in trucks and shuttles, even as robotaxis battle renewed doubts after an October accident involving a General Motors Cruise car. Pittsburgh,...
NASA Marks 25th Anniversary Of ISS With Call To Crew On Space Station
Twenty-five years ago, Bob Cabana was at the aft flight deck controls of the space shuttle Endeavour when he fired the orbiter's thrusters to connect a U.S.-built node with a Russian module in Earth orbit. The burst closed the short distance between "Unity" and...
The Future Of Urban Mobility In Emerging Economies
Urbanization presents major challenges not only for industrialized nations, but also for emerging countries, particularly when it comes to their future transport infrastructure. The "Emerging Urban Mobility" study carried out by Fraunhofer IAO looks at the demand for...
Polar Bear Dens Are Hard For Humans To See, But Drone-Mounted Radar Can Help
When he developed a drone-mounted radar system that could penetrate multiple layers of snow, Rolf-Ole Rydeng Jenssen imagined using it to measure snowfall or predict avalanches. Both applications would be helpful in subarctic Tromsø, Norway, where Jenssen works as an...
