The Innovation Report
It’s Common to Charge EVs at Night — That will be a Problem
As electric vehicles hit the road around the country, hundreds of thousands of Americans are beginning to learn the ins and outs of car charging: how to install home chargers, where to find public charging stations, and how to avoid the dreaded “range anxiety.” But as...
Autonomous Vehicles Require Autonomous Roads
Whether it’s barrels blocking lanes or paint lines that aren’t visible, we’ve been building and managing roads for humans who can guess and anticipate intricate situations on the roads in ways machines never will. With the impending shift to self-driving vehicles...
Can Robotic Eyes on Self-Driving Cars Reduce Accidents?
Robotic eyes on autonomous vehicles could improve pedestrian safety, according to a new study at the University of Tokyo. Participants played out scenarios in virtual reality (VR) and had to decide whether to cross a road in front of a moving vehicle or not. When that...
Seoul Targets Half of New Vehicles as AVs by 2035
South Korea is targeting to commercialize a Level 4 autonomous vehicle in 2027 to release half of newly launched vehicles as Level 4 models in 2035, the transport ministry said Monday. This year, Korea aims to become the world's third country to commercialize a Level...
Australian Farmers Invest in Robots, AVs to Combat Worker Shortage
Robots are being used to commercially farm more than 405,000 hectares of Australian farmland, with growers seeing them as the answer to workforce shortages. The Bundaberg region, about 400 kilometres north of Brisbane, is known as the fruit bowl capital of...
Microscopic Robots Walk Autonomously Using Simple ‘Brains’
It's long been possible to make extremely small robots, but they usually need some form of direct external control just to operate. Cornell scientists may have solved that problem on a basic level, however. They've created microrobots (no more than 250...
Drone Swarm That 3D Prints Cement Structures Could Construct Buildings
Drones working together can create large 3D-printed structures made of foam or cement. The experiments are paving the way for a future where swarms of drones could help construct extremely tall or intricate buildings and other structures like bridges without the need...
Space Station Gets 3 New Residents After Russian Launch
The International Space Station welcomed three new residents Wednesday following a smooth Russian launch. The Soyuz capsule rocketed into orbit from Kazakhstan and, just three hours later, pulled up at the space station. American Frank Rubio checked in for a six-month...
Siemens Mobility Unveils Mireo Plus B Battery Train at Innotrans Event
Siemens Mobility, a separately-managed firm of Siemens, has unveiled the Mireo Plus B battery train to the public for the first time at the InnoTrans event in Berlin, Germany. In 2020, the company secured a contract for the delivery of 27 Mireo Plus B...
Detroit: M-1 Concourse Announces Second American Speed Festival
The amazing season of car shows comes to a high-speed finish when the second annual American Speed Festival (ASF) kicks off on Thursday, September 29 at M1 Concourse in Pontiac. ASF is a rare opportunity to see some of the most iconic performance cars from...
