The Innovation Report
Smart Mobility Today: 28 September 2026
In this weird world we find ourselves in, I saw a few calming pieces in Global Aurto Mobility and briefed you on them during this week's Smart Mobility Today podcast. As far as the environment goes, Toyota's reimagined hydrogen Hilux pickup is making significant...
Toyota Thinks Hydrogen Can Do What Its Electric Pickup Can’t
Toyota has confirmed that the ninth-generation Hilux, launched globally this year, will spawn a hydrogen-powered variant. The Japanese automaker claimed that the Hilux FCEV will debut in 2028 as part of the automaker’s ambitions to “develop its reputation as an...
Cornell Microscopic Robots Coordinate To Move Liquid In Response To Heat
Cornell researchers have built a microscopic robotic array that senses temperature and coordinates tiny paddles to move liquid, a laboratory step toward machines that could collectively change their surroundings. The work combines sensing, electronic communication and...
Why Most Useful Robots Will Have Wheels Before Legs
The robots already helping solve labor shortages look very different from the standard sci-fi movie versions. The most urgent demand is coming from industrial sectors facing aging workforces and persistent labor shortages. For these environments, wheeled robots are a...
Massive UK Study Finds High-Mileage Electric Cars More Durable Than Petrol
A study of millions of UK vehicles shows that electric cars stay on the road longer than petrol cars, and the gap widens as mileage increases. With electric cars being a relatively new technology, many people have been skeptical of what their long-term reliability...
California: Oceanside Purchases Two Drones For Police Department
The city is moving forward with the purchase of two new drones, costing nearly $700,000, for the Police Department to use as first responders following a successful yearlong pilot program. The City Council approved a 13-month drones-as-first-responders pilot program...
Trump Says He’s Changing Artificial Intelligence to ‘Super Intelligence’ on Government Documents
The president declared that he was changing the name of artificial intelligence to “super intelligence” and would make sure SI was used on all U.S. government documents. “From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world’s, will be...
Nvidia To Support Scale-Up Of Autonomous Trucks At Sweden’s Einride
Nvidia is partnering with Einride as the Swedish autonomous-truck maker looks to boost its production to meet rising demand for driverless vehicles. The chip giant will provide the underlying compute platform and artificial-intelligence tools to Einride’s...
Mid-Michigan: Diesel Prices Push Saginaw Transit Fuel Costs Up 37%
Record high diesel prices nearing $7 a gallon are affecting businesses in Mid-Michigan, including the Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services. Jamie Forbes, director of external affairs for the Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services, said the agency has had...
Astroforge To Launch World’s 1st Autonomous Space Mission In 2027
The California-based asteroid-mining company has booked its Autonomy-1 mission on the first-ever flight of Stoke Space's Nova Pathfinder rocket, which is scheduled to launch in early 2027. As its name suggests, Autonomy-1 will operate independently, thanks to...
