The Innovation Report
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...
Aquaaction Selects 10 Water-Tech Companies To Accelerate Michigan’s Blue Economy
Officially launching today, the program will support the commercialization of promising solutions that address our most pressing freshwater challenges.The selected Entrepreneurs are Accelerated Filtration, Inc., AmHyTech Inc., DMR International Inc., Geomind operating...
Why Even Manufacturing Enterprise Companies Struggle With AI
Artificial intelligence is receiving significant attention across the manufacturing industry, yet the level of integration varies considerably. On one hand, some large manufacturing companies have integrated AI into areas such as operations, predictive maintenance and...
Electric Mercedes Motorhome Targets 621-Mile Range
If you think you've seen some wild RVs, this one may reset the scale. Professional truck driver and content creator Tobias Wagner, better known online as Elektrotrucker, is preparing to drive around the world in a specially converted Mercedes-Benz eActros 600. A full...
Self-Driving Trucks Are Cruising Ohio Roads
Over flat highways and rolling rural hills, a small fleet of passenger vehicles and tractor-trailers have been learning to drive on Ohio’s roads for years now. But for the first time this summer – though on semi-private roads – some don’t have human drivers present....
Workers At German Auto Supplier Bosch Call For EU Action To Stem Job Losses
Labour representatives at auto supplier Bosch demanded on Wednesday political action at EU level to stem job losses in the industry by drawing up regulations to promote local production. "The transformation of our industry will only succeed if we keep value creation...
South Korean Auto Supplier Pours $93M Into Chesterfield Township, Adds 102 Jobs
A South Korean auto parts manufacturer is pouring more than $93 million into northern Macomb County, building a sprawling 400,000-square-foot facility in Chesterfield Township that will create 102 new jobs while retaining 171 existing positions. The project, tied to...
Largest-Ever EV Battery Study Ever Puts Mercedes, Hyundai, BMW Ahead Of Tesla
Skepticism of electric vehicle ownership has spawned many comparisons, tests, and global studies of new and used EVs. A study performed by AVILOO, an Austrian company pioneering battery health diagnostic tools, revealed the battery condition of 20 different models...
Proposed Minneapolis Ordinance Would Require Drivers In AVs
A proposed Minneapolis ordinance would require self-driving cars to still have a person physically behind the wheel in hopes of saving jobs. Waymo says this is just a way to ban their cars. Robin Wonsley, who represents Minneapolis' Ward 2 on the City Council, helped...
Japanese Company Develops A Humanoid Robot ‘Ambulance’ For On-The-Spot Repairs
If you see what looks like an ambulance with a set of flashing lights weaving through Tokyo traffic, it might not be rushing to save a human. GMO Internet Group is unleashing what it calls Japan's first "humanoid ambulance" on the streets of Tokyo this month. A...
