The Innovation Report
Researcher Receives Grant To Enable Surgical Robots To Treat Disease by Focusing Energy on Tissues
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Loris Fichera has been awarded $599,663 by the National Science Foundation for a five-year project that will enable a new class of surgical robots to treat disease through the focused delivery of...
“Ghost Driver” Study Tests Visual Prompts For Autonomous Vehicle Comms
With autonomous vehicles already rolling on public roads, researchers from the University of Nottingham in the UK have used a camouflaged driver to look at how pedestrians react to visual cues from oncoming cars without a human at the wheel. Folks trying to...
AVs May Soon Be Making Their Way To The Front Lines
The self-driving vehicle is now a reachable asset for travelers in major American cities, after a ton of researching and testing. The Army, however, has it own need for the autonomous vehicles. To help procure the complicated technology, the Army turned to the Defense...
GM CEO Stands By Her Bet On Autonomous Vehicles
General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra had a message on Friday for investors and rivals who see no profitable future in autonomous vehicles: You're wrong. Barra told attendees at a Sanford Bernstein conference that she sees a "giant growth opportunity" in GM's...
AESC Opening Huge EV Battery Factory In South Carolina To Supply BMW
Battery tech firm AESC is partnered with BMW, and it broke ground today on a 30 GWh EV battery factory in Florence County, South Carolina. Construction of the 1.5 million-square-foot plant is now under way, and it’s expected to be fully operational in 2026....
Review: Can Car Parks Cope With More EVs?
Engineers will investigate if multi-storey car parks are strong enough to hold electric vehicles (EV) on upper floors, the government confirmed. Importing petrol or diesel vehicles will be banned in Jersey by 2030, in line with its Carbon Neutral Roadmap....
The Future of Electrification
Jim Castellano, Vice President, Design Engineering xEV at Hitachi Astemo, spoke with Nathan Keelan from Detroit Media Productions about the future of electrification. The conversation ranged from Jim’s education and history, to his thoughts about where the industry is...
Electric Vehicle Adoption In US Will Save A Massive Number Of Lives, Report Says
Waukegan, Ill., is an industrial suburb located about 26 miles north of Chicago's city limits. Nicknamed "Wauk Town," it is the birthplace of science fiction writer Ray Bradbury and has appeared in many films including "Groundhog Day," "Contagion," and "The Dark...
Northbrook Lab Aims For Safe Turn To Green Tech By Testing Electric Car Batteries
Some people would argue the future is here. Not because of flying cars, but vehicles that run on electricity. Even if you're not feeling EVs yet, a scientific testing company wants to make sure the technology is ready for you. CBS 2's Lauren Victory took us inside...
Volvo Finding Fuel Cell Success In Arctic Conditions
Volvo Trucks is taking its hydrogen fuel-cell testing to new heights. The global truck OEM recently completed its first public road tests of the technology it is developing in a joint venture with Daimler Truck called cellcentric. Those tests were...
