The Innovation Report
EVs Could Take 33% of Global Sales by 2028
Electric vehicle sales could reach 33% globally by 2028 and 54% by 2035, as demand accelerates in most major markets, consultant AlixPartners said on Wednesday. EVs accounted for less than 8% of global sales last year, and just under 10% in the first quarter of 2022....
Does Google’s LaMDA AI Have a Soul?
"I feel pleasure, joy, love, sadness, depression, contentment, anger, and many others," responds LaMDA when asked by Google computer engineer Blake Lemoine what sorts of feelings it has. LaMDA is the acronym for Google's Language Model for Dialogue...
Cancer Specialists Turning to AI Used by Netflix
Cancer specialists are turning to artificial intelligence - used by Netflix. The science behind your viewing habits could soon be guiding doctors in managing the disease. A machine learning tool has been created - based on the one used by the streaming giant. It...
VW Poised to Overtake Tesla as World’s No. 1 EV Company
In less than two years, Tesla will likely lose the crown of the world’s largest electric vehicle company, according to a study by Bloomberg Intelligence published June 14. Overtaking it as the company selling the most EVs could be German auto giant...
Automakers Ask Congress to Lift EV Tax Cap
Major automakers are asking Congress to lift the cap on how many people would be offered tax credits if they buy a hybrid or fully electric vehicles. In a letter to leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives on Monday, the chief executives of Ford, Toyota, GM...
Boeing Reveals New Starliner Spacesuit
A never-before-seen spacesuit is making its debut with the public opening of a new NASA exhibit, but its reveal is not the only surprise about the Boeing CST-100 Starliner astronaut outfit. It was also made by a Mythbuster. A replica of the second ascent and entry...
Key Us Lawmaker Backs Giving Ukraine Armed Drones
A top Democratic lawmaker is pushing the Biden administration to send Ukraine armed drones and longer range artillery, he told reporters Wednesday. "When it comes to drones and when it comes to long-range artillery, we've been too cautious," House Armed Services...
Five of the World’s Tiniest Robots
Allow me to take you on a trip down my memory lane. As a young lad, a film I saw captured my imagination: Fantastic Voyage, a 1966 release about people shrunk to microscopic size and sent into the body of an injured scientist to repair his brain. The idea struck...
Humans in the Loop Help Robots Find Their Way
Just like us, robots can't see through walls. Sometimes they need a little help to get where they're going. Engineers at Rice University have developed a method that allows humans to help robots "see" their environments and carry out tasks. The strategy called...
Robotics Researchers Create Data to Train All-Terrain AVs
What happens when an autonomous vehicle gets stuck in the mud? Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University wanted to find out. They took an all-terrain vehicle off-road. With researchers on board, it traveled through challenging situations such as driving...
