The Innovation Report
Smart Mobility Today: 22 December 2025
Years ago, I accompanied my Dad to a doctor's visit. I loved the Doctor, but it was one of our first visits and she was attempting to take notes on her laptop while talking to my Dad. I remember being appalled at the lack of physical connection and how very strange it...
This Startup Is Building A Network Of Home Batteries To Help Solve The Grid’s Woes
As data centers strain the power grid, utilities are scrambling to build new power plants. But a startup in California is one of a handful focusing on the problem from a different angle: building a network of batteries and solar panels at homes to relieve pressure on...
New Docuseries Shows Agri-Tech Cutting Farm Emissions By A Third
A new documentary series showing farm emissions cut by a third is putting agri-tech in the spotlight as a practical tool for tackling some of the biggest challenges facing agriculture. Agri-tech’s role in addressing issues such as soil degradation, water quality,...
Dancing Robot Is The Size Of A Grain Of Salt
Designing a swarm of fully autonomous, submillimeter-sized robots sounds like an expensive, if not impossible task. However, a team at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan not only built a new generation of recordbreaking, solar powered...
Tesla Is Ordered To Rename ‘Autopilot’ After A California Judge Ruled That The EV-Maker Misled Consumers
Steve Gordon, the Director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles, said in a media briefing on Tuesday that Tesla has 90 days to amend its advertising language or face a 30-day suspension from selling in California. Gordon said on Tuesday that the DMV is...
Metro Transit Awarded $35 Million Grant Towards Electric Buses
Metro Transit announced Wednesday that it won a $35 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration. The low- or no-emission grant will help acquire 100 new 40-foot hybrid-electric buses, which are scheduled to join Metro Transit's fleet in 2027. "A...
Ford Pulls The Plug On The All-Electric F-150 Lightning Pickup Truck
Ford on Monday said it is pulling back on its electric vehicle plans, a move that will result in a $19.5 billion charge against its earnings to be taken mostly in the current quarter. But excluding that charge, the company said this should actually be a fairly good...
Global Auto Mobility Launches New AI-Focused Member Area
The new Artificial Intelligence: Real Impact series features stories about the ways AI is being used to solve problems and makes organizations better, and benefit people. Beginning in January, a special edition of Global Auto Mobility will be sent to anybody who signs...
VA Doctors Can Finally Look You In The Eye, Thanks To A New AI Tool
Veterans visiting some Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers may notice something different at their next appointment: Their doctor is looking at them instead of typing furiously into a computer. The change comes from a new artificial intelligence tool the VA...
AI Helps Pilot Free-Flying Robot Around The International Space Station For 1st Time Ever
Navigating in a microgravity environment is a challenge even for trained human astronauts, but it is even more challenging for autonomous robots, limiting their use in places like a space station. Now, however, Stanford researchers have used artificial intelligence to...
