The Innovation Report
NYC Launches Smart City Testbed
New York City has devised a new way to pilot emerging technologies. On Wednesday, the city’s Office of Technology and Innovation launched the “NYC Smart City Testbed Program,” an initiative allowing city agencies to collaborate with companies and academic institutions...
GOP States Raise Fees On Electric Cars As Gas Tax Revenue Falls
At least eight states, all but one controlled by Republicans, now require drivers of electric vehicles to pay a hefty annual registration fee of $200 or more. GOP lawmakers say it’s an effort to make up for lost gas tax revenue. EV advocates say it’s an effort to...
A Flying Car That Anyone Can Use Will Soon Go On Sale
Electrically powered vertical-take-off-and-landing (evtol) aircraft—flying cars, to the layman—are an idea whose time has not quite yet come, but is fast approaching. Many firms are jostling with each other, offering designs that range from scaled-up multirotor...
What Is IoT SAFE – And How Does It Shore-Up IoT For A Shot At Massive Scale?
We are a little tardy with this, but it is worth bookmarking in time for the upcoming RCR Wireless report and webinar on smart meters (October 19; sign-up here!), and memorialising for future IoT articles and reports. The GSMA’s new IoT SAFE standard, launched back in...
This Compact Robotic Tank Is Designed To Shoot Down Drones
On the second floor of the Walter E. Washington convention center in the District of Columbia sits a robot tanklet, designed to hunt drones. The uncrewed vehicle is the TRX SHORAD, and it is part of the display from defense giant General Dynamics Land Systems,...
Robots Could Make Farms More Biodiverse With Precision Crop Planting
Autonomous farm robots guided by GPS can plant and harvest multiple crops in close proximity, enabling beneficial interactions between different plants and potentially boosting biodiversity. Strip cropping, which involves partitioning fields into narrow bands...
New Space Junk Project Aims To Detect And Monitor ‘Untrackable’ Objects
Close to seven decades after the launch of humanity's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, Earth is surrounded by millions of pieces of space junk that could collide and cause significant damage to satellites, but most of them are too small to be monitored. Now...
Can California Keep Pace As More Drivers Switch To EVs?
vernor Newsom says that a massive amount of Californians are now opting for electrical vehicles over gas powered when getting new cars. But, with so many making the change, can the state's current infrastructure of chargers handle the influx of new EV drivers? Tom...
Insurance Costs Could Cripple European Electric Car Sales
European electric car sales growth will be hit by zooming insurance costs and expiring subsidies, while news of an out-of-control MG EV might spook some would-be buyers. Some positive claims are melting away as the electric car revolution gains momentum. Enthusiasts...
Waymo’s AVs Roll Out In SoCal
In a city known for sprawling freeways, a new type of vehicle will begin to merge into Los Angeles traffic. Angelenos will now have to start sharing the road with autonomous ride-hailing services that are revolutionizing commuting. But at the same time, these vehicles...
