The Innovation Report
Newsom Vetoes California Autonomous Truck Bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsome vetoed Assembly Bill 316, which would have banned driverless autonomous trucks over 10,000 pounds from California roads. He said the regulation was unnecessary and existing laws provide sufficient authority for oversight and regulatory...
Researchers Identify Threats And Opportunities In Autonomous Taxi Disability-Inclusion
On the surface, autonomous vehicles would seem to be an intuitively disability-inclusive concept. After all, many individuals living with physical, sensory or cognitive disabilities are unable to drive and therefore benefit from the associated privilege and...
Soaring Solar Power And EV Sales Gives Hope For Hitting 1.5°C Global Warming Target
The window to limit human-caused warming to a globally agreed goal is narrowing but still open because of the huge growth of solar energy and electric vehicles sales worldwide, a report said Tuesday. For the last two years, the rate of the build up...
NASA To Send Mini Robots To Explore Challenging Terrain On The Moon
NASA's Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) is working on a network of mini mobile robots, almost the size of a shoebox, that can work together as a team to autonomously explore planetary surfaces including the rugger lunar terrain. Developed...
Fact-Check: GOP Claim On Biden’s EV Revolution
The first topic of discussion in Wednesday night’s Republican presidential primary debate was the United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three auto manufacturers. The first candidate to address the underlying issues directly was former Vice...
Electrifying Speed: The Fastest Electric Cars On The Road
In a world where automotive prowess is often measured in speed, the electrification of vehicles has ushered in a new era of competition, propelling cars to velocities once thought unattainable. Gone are the days when electric cars were the slow, range-anxious cousins...
Dealers Are Freaking Out About Buyers Using The EV Tax Credit As A Down Payment
Dealers are starting to sweat. Starting next year buyers will be able to apply the EV Tax credit directly to the sale price of an EV. But as Automotive News reports, dealers are worried the government won’t pay them back in a timely manner....
The World’s Northernmost Solar Farm Is About To Come Online
Norway has installed the world’s northernmost solar farm and battery storage in the Svalbard archipelago, just south of the North Pole. State-owned energy company Store Norske Energi installed the solar and storage at Isfjord Radio on the island of...
Beyond Aero Is Building A Hydrogen-Powered Jet
The aviation industry is well aware of its carbon footprint, but it's not an industry where things change quickly. Batteries may be an option for short-range eVTOL use cases, but for anything else, they still weigh too much compared to the amount of energy they...
UAW’s Strike Demands Include Job Security As Biden Pushes EV Transition
Thousands of autoworkers walked off the job at three Midwest plants in an unprecedented strike, as the United Automobile Workers (UAW) and Detroit’s three big carmakers (GM, Ford, and Stellantis) remained miles apart on contract talks. Thousands of workers have joined...
