The Industry Innovation Report
Robot That Watched Surgical Videos Now Operates With Human-Level Skill
Researchers have developed a robot capable of performing surgical procedures with the same skill as human doctors by training it using videos of surgeries. The team from Johns Hopkins and Stanford Universities harnessed imitation learning, a technique that allowed the...
Smart Mobility Today: 18 November 2024
Take a few moments today and listen and learn what is going on in the world around us on this week's Smart Mobility Today. Every week I learn about something new I would not normally run into during the course of my day. Did you ever think about the dangers of...
Rust: The Silent Revolution Transforming Industrial Automation
The world of industrial automation is unique with its own complexity and critical systems that keep supply chains flowing. Safety, precision and speed are considered the basic commodities in industrial automation. In this distinctive environment, a modern programming...
Google Maps Will Let You Report Transit Delays
Ahead of the holiday season, Google Maps is rolling out a handful of new features, like reporting transit delays. When viewing a transit station in Google Maps, you’ll get a new “Report delay” button that brings up the list of lines. On that same page, users will see...
Global EV Sales Up 35% In October, Europe Ekes Out A Gain
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 35% in October from the same month last year, led by a 54% jump in sales in China, market research firm Rho Motion said on Wednesday. European sales rose just 0.8%, but were up in annual terms for the...
SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites On 2nd Leg Of Spaceflight Doubleheader
SpaceX launched 24 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida early this morning (Nov. 14) in the second half of a spaceflight doubleheader. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the 24 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral...
California Agency Boosts Reporting Requirements For AV Incidents
A California state agency said on Thursday it is mandating enhanced data reporting requirements for autonomous vehicles including reports for incidents where self-driving cars get stuck. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is requiring companies to file...
Watch Autonomous Cars Do Doughnuts And Drift Sideways Round Corners
Toyota is teaching driverless cars to deliberately skid sideways at high speed while still safely navigating a course. The company says the technique wouldn’t be used on the road as part of the normal driving experience, but could give an autonomous car the ability to...
How The Built World Is Using Smart Building Systems To Get Greener
In the world’s major cities, they’re looking to smart building systems—systems that combine the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence to drive up efficiency, reduce waste, and gain knowledge and insights. For the uninitiated, here’s how it works: a building...
Is The Future Of Trucking Autonomous And Electric?
In 2023, freight trucks moved $15 trillion worth of goods in the United States. Trucking is what keeps America's economy moving, plain and simple. Yet this workhorse of consumerism is now ripe for disruption. Advances in artificial intelligence, lasers, radar, and...