The Innovation Report
Ford Offering Flexible EV Leases To Uber Drivers
Ford is teaming up with Uber to offer flexible leases on electric vehicles to rideshare drivers. Uber is under pressure from governments around the world to get more of its drivers into EVs to reduce tailpipe pollution and fight climate change. And Ford is...
Toyota EV Drove 1,200 Miles Without Stopping Thanks To Electric Roads With Wireless Charging
Imagine driving an electric car without ever needing to stop and recharge. Sounds like witchcraft, right? Well, it's possible. And the answer isn't in the car itself — it's in the road. Electreon, an Israeli startup founded in 2013, is developing electric...
Japan Has Wild Idea To Launch Satellite Made Of Wood In 2024
A team of researchers want to put a wooden satellite into orbit. It's not as outrageous as you might think. Results from a recent test aboard the International Space Station (ISS), which exposed different woods to the vacuum of space, have been confirmed by...
How Many Sensors For Autonomous Driving?
With the cost of sensors ranging from $15 to $1,000, carmakers are beginning to question how many sensors are needed for vehicles to be fully autonomous at least part of the time. Those sensors are used to collect data about the surrounding environment, and they...
This Autonomous Robot Saves You A Parking Spot And Charges Your EV
When we think of an electric vehicle (EV) charger, we think of a string of fixed charging stations installed on highways or outside a retail corporation like Walmart. But with the U.S. recording a sale of approximately 225,000 EVs in 2023’s first quarter alone,...
Bosch Partners With Plus To Power Commercial Vehicles With Semi-Autonomous Driving Features
Plus, formerly known as Plus.ai, is a pioneer in autonomous driving technology—and a company that I have been watching closely for many years. Over the past year or so, it has made huge moves in the trucking industry. For example, I’ve written about its partnerships...
Recycling ‘End-Of-Life’ Solar Panels, Wind Turbines
The growing importance of wind and solar energy to the U.S. power grid, and the rise of electric vehicles, are all key to the nation's growing need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, lower carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. But at the same time, these...
France Passes 100,000 Electric Car Charging Stations
France has belatedly passed a national goal to establish 100,000 public charging stations for electric cars as the country seeks to accelerate the development of a sector deemed critical for fighting climate change. AVERE, the European Association for Electromobility,...
Tesla Rival Mercedes Has Huge News About Its EVs
Mercedes finally had some good news as it revealed at a North American dealer event last week in Vancouver, British Columbia, that in 2024 it plans to deliver its new all-electric, compact CLA sedan that will compete with Tesla's Model 3 and an electric GLC...
Los Angeles Approves $278,000 Robot Police Dog Despite “Grave Concerns”
A $278,000 robotic dog was approved by the Los Angeles City Council, despite some council members expressing "grave concerns" about the Boston Dynamics-manufactured device. The "Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle" was offered as a donation to the Los Angeles...
