The Innovation Report
Union Has 4-Word Response After Suspension Of Some Driverless Cars In CA
A local Teamsters union in California said the state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) responded "too little, too late" in deciding to suspend permits for some driverless vehicles. The California DMV announced the "immediate" suspension of General Motors'...
California Halts Cruise’s Self-Driving Cars Citing ‘Risk To Public Safety’
California’s DMV is suspending Cruise’s permit to test self-driving cars in the state over concerns the vehicles pose a risk to public safety. The suspension occurs three weeks after a Cruise self-driving vehicle accidentally rolled over a pedestrian in San...
AI-Powered 6G Networks Will Reshape Digital Interactions
Sixth-generation (6G) mobile networks, underpinned by artificial intelligence (AI), are poised to combine communication and computing in a hyperconnected world of digital and physical experiences that will transform daily lives, experts predict. “In the past, we...
Ford Testing Drone Deliveries At Michigan Central
Detroit’s Michigan Central Station, the once beautiful but now abandoned train station that Ford is rehabilitating into an innovation and technology hub, is about to be swarmed by drones. The Ford subsidiary that operates the train station, Michigan Central,...
Study: Robot Coworkers May Make Us Lazier
It’s not uncommon for people to take their foot off the pedal at work if they know others will cover for them. And it turns out, the same might be true when people think robots have got their backs. While robots have been a fixture in the workplace for decades,...
This Seafaring Robot ‘Eats’ Stinky Seaweed And Dumps It In Deep Water
If you’ve ever spent time on a beach in the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean, there is a solid chance you stumbled across a slimy mass of stinky, sulfurous-smelling seaweed. The specific marine plant in question during those gross encounters is...
Finland-Based Company Develops World’s First AI-Powered Autonomous Boat
Up to 70% of the cost of maintaining a passenger-boat fleet comes from paying captains. Self-driving solar boats from the company Callboats are being tested there. Due to the current legal situation, autonomous water taxis still have to be accompanied by at least one...
Burned-Up Space Junk Pollutes Earth’s Upper Atmosphere, NASA Planes Find
Scientists have long thought that the burning up of space junk in Earth's atmosphere creates air pollution that can affect the planet's climate. Now, for the first time, they've managed to detect the presence of these pollutants in the air high above our planet. A...
Amazon Just Made Its Warehouse Robots A Whole Lot Quicker, And Even Smarter
Amazon has announced a new “set of integrated robotics systems” set to be deployed across its warehouses in a bid to improve worker efficiency and health, as well as hopefully leading to higher customer satisfaction. Adding to the growing list of more than 750,000...
China Cracks Open The Door To Flying Taxis
EHang Holdings said last week that the Chinese government there issued it a certification to start actual passenger trials in the country. The company will be allowed to take passengers on aerial tours, which Bloomberg reported it will offer...
