The Innovation Report
After Chevy Bolt, Equinox EV Will Be Next Low-Cost Electric Vehicle, Says GM
The Chevy Bolt EV had been the answer to many first-time EV buyers dreams: an affordable EV with decent range. But with GM deciding to discontinue the Bolt — which starts at under $27,000 — the next best thing appears to be the upcoming Chevy Equinox EV. “The all-new...
Texas Scientists Create Artificial Intelligence System To Read Minds
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin created an artificial intelligence system that can essentially read a person’s mind by scanning brain activity to translate thoughts into text. In a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, the researchers...
Ford CEO Calls Electric Vehicle Market Price Cuts ‘A Worrying Trend’
Ford CEO Jim Farley said on Wednesday that price cuts in the electric vehicle market were "a worrying trend" after the U.S. automaker dropped prices for its Mustang Mach-E in response to a series of reductions by rival Tesla. Ford on Tuesday announced a price cut of...
European Leaders Commit To More Wind Energy Production
A group of Western European nations led by Germany and France on Monday committed to massively ramp up the production of clean energy from wind turbines in the North Sea, to both meet climate targets and reduce their strategic energy dependence on Russia....
This Pioneering Nuclear-Fusion Lab Gearing Up To Break More Records
Last month, the US National Ignition Facility (NIF) fired its lasers up to full power for the first time since December, when it achieved its decades-long goal of ‘ignition’ by producing more energy during a nuclear reaction than it consumed. The latest run...
Collins Developing Digital Brain For Autonomous Air-Launched UAVs
Aviation systems provider Collins Aerospace is flight testing software that will control the US Army’s developmental Air Launched Effects (ALE) concept, including collaborative teaming between pilots in the air and the uncrewed autonomous vehicles. As part of its...
May Mobility Launches On-Demand Automated Public Transit For Arizona 55+ Community
Automated transit is coming to the residents of Sun City, Arizona. Starting today, May Mobility is offering rides in what they call “the first on-demand public transit service using AVs in Arizona.” Located northwest of Phoenix, the retirement community’s...
Newlab At Michigan Central Is For Startups Working Toward A Future Of Mobility
Newlab at Michigan Central is a building for startups who have a focus on working toward a future of mobility. Newlab, in the rehabbed Book Depository building in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood, has more than 25 companies, Ford said Tuesday in a news release, and has...
Satellite Gathers Best View Of Melting Glaciers
Scientists have obtained their best satellite assessment yet of the status of the world's glaciers. Europe's Cryosat satellite tracked the 200,000 or so glaciers on Earth and found they have lost 2,720bn tonnes of ice in 10 years due to climate change. That's...
Watch A Weird Robot Wiggle And Flap Like A Seal Moving On Land
With heavy bodies and small flippers, seals aren't the most graceful movers out of water. But despite appearances, a robot that imitates the way they flop over dry land might be effective in search and rescue operations where a wheeled robot would struggle, say the...
