The Innovation Report
Astemo Engineering Careers Tour Visits Wayne State University
The Global Auto Mobility and Smart Mobility Today team spent the day on campus at Detroit’s Wayne State University just before winter break. Much of our focus was on student groups: What are they working on? What are the students learning? How is their hands-on...
Tesla Suddenly Likes Solar Again
Elon Musk emphasized in Tesla’s latest results call, which saw net income plunge 61% in 2025’s final quarter, that the EV maker should now be viewed as a “physical” AI company as it makes a big pivot into electric robotaxis and humanoid robots. And to back that up,...
Electric Hydrofoil Ferry Completes Record 160-Mile Voyage Using Standard Fast Chargers
The world’s longest electric sea journey by a passenger vessel has been completed, signaling a shift in how electric ferries could operate in the future. Sweden-based Candela says its electric hydrofoiling ferry, the P-12, has successfully traveled 160 nautical miles...
Smart Mobility Today: 2 February 2026
Often as I watched Star Trek with my dad, we would see characters with communicators and handheld computers. It was science fiction at its best. Then, later in the franchise, earl grey tea, cocoa, and machine parts were created by the same device. Fiction has a funny...
CRAFT Printing Method Makes Affordable, Realistic Replicas As Structurally Complex As A Human Hand
Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing objects with very different properties, including levels of hardness and transparency, on a pixel-by-pixel basis while using commonly available materials and inexpensive 3D printers. The method, described in the...
Engineering and Physical Therapy Students Collaborate on Augmented Reality For Hand Rehabilitation
A team of engineering and physical therapy faculty and students is collaborating to address that challenge. The group is conducting research to evaluate the accuracy of how AR technology tracks joint motion and hand gestures. “This research takes a holistic view to...
Japan Is Building The World’s Fastest Train
Japan is currently developing the world’s fastest train, the L0 Series, which is a Japanese maglev train being produced and tested by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). This train is expected to be able to reach speeds of up to 603.5kmh, far surpassing...
NASA Invests In UTA Materials Research For Safer Flight
As NASA pushes toward a future in which air taxis and advanced aerial vehicles become part of everyday transportation, one challenge stands out above the rest: safety. Before these aircraft can fill urban skies, researchers must ensure they can withstand frequent...
Portugal Builds Europe’s First Dedicated Drone Carrier, D João II
Portugal is building Europe's first dedicated drone carrier, a warship designed to operate unmanned aerial, surface and underwater systems that could challenge the dominance of traditional aircraft carriers. The 107.6-metre NRPD João II is scheduled for delivery in...
‘Hundreds’ Of Gatik Robot Delivery Trucks Headed For U.S. Roads
Gatik, a Silicon Valley startup developing self-driving delivery trucks, says its commercial operations are about to scale up dramatically, from fewer than a dozen driverless units running in multiple U.S. states now to hundreds of box trucks by the end of the year....
