The Innovation Report
Battery Shortage Forces GM To Pause Commercial EV Production
General Motors has idled production of some of its electric vehicles due to a battery shortage. BrightDrop—a GM startup brand that's building last-mile delivery vans for companies like FedEx and Verizon—has stopped building EVs at its plant in Ingersoll,...
EV Chargers Could Be A Serious Target For Hackers
Given that EV chargers must be connected, securing them is important. However, research by Sandia National Laboratories indicates that thus far, EV charger companies haven’t done the best job at protecting their systems. Researchers investigated a variety of...
Drivers, Teamsters Want To Put Brakes On Use Of Automated Trucks In CA
Dozens of truck drivers and teamsters rallied in San Francisco Friday. They are concerned about the possibility that self-driving trucks could soon be on California roads, and they want to put the brakes on the testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles. Today's...
Lego Robot Used To Make DNA Structures For Tiny Machines More Quickly
A robot made of Lego can quickly perform an important step for creating machines made of DNA. “This started as a final project in an undergraduate lab course,” says Rizal Hariadi at Arizona State University, who tasked his class with building tools using...
Tesla Electric Pickup Truck Starts Rolling Off The Assembly Line
Tesla says its first production Cybertruck electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule. The company tweeted a photo on Saturday showing scores of workers in helmets and yellow vests surrounding the truck. “First...
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Deals Send Nikola Stock Skyward
Nikola’s stock experienced a sharp increase following the announcement that the hydrogen fuel cell electric truck company has entered into two major deals for its vehicles. Of the two large hydrogen fuel cell deals, the first was with BayoTech, a small-scale H2...
Kodiak Pilots Autonomous Truck Roadside Inspection Program
Autonomous trucking company Kodiak Robotics said it is the first to pilot the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s enhanced inspection system, which allows self-driving trucks to pre-clear roadside inspections. CVSA approved the Enhanced Commercial...
Jeep-Parent Stellantis Launches New EV Charging Business Unit
Jeep- and Chrysler-parent Stellantis is launching a new business unit to encompass its charging and energy management offerings. The unit will manage a service called Free2move Charge to deal in everything from home charging wall boxes to public charging network...
Saildrone Introduces Autonomous Oceanic Monitoring
In the realm of autonomous oceanic monitoring, one company stands out as a leader in innovation and efficiency. Saildrone, a San Francisco-based startup, has developed groundbreaking technology that is transforming the way we gather and analyze nautical data. With...
Panasonic Ramping Up EV Battery Production With Four New Manufacturing Plants
Panasonic has confirmed it intends to build four more electric vehicle battery plants in the coming years, according to Reuters. This comes after Automotive News reported last month that the Japanese multinational giant plans to build a third EV battery...
