The Innovation Report
China’s Geely Launches First Nine Low-orbit Satellites for AVs
China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group conducted its first successful satellite launch on Wednesday, sending nine into low earth orbit as it builds out a satellite network to provide more accurate navigation for autonomous vehicles. The self-designed and manufactured...
Author: Humans Must Create ‘Friendly’ Machines as AI Gets Smarter
Humans must ensure artificial intelligence, which is destined to become much smarter than people, remains "friendly," according to an author and documentary filmmaker. James Barrat, who wrote the 2013 book Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence...
Biden: Japan Will Send Astronaut to Moon with NASA
Japanese astronauts will ride on NASA Artemis missions to the moon, and potentially even reach the surface, amid an interagency push to expand lunar exploration. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed that commitment Monday (May 23)...
The Activists Who Battled Gold Mining with Drones
Two indigenous activists from Ecuador who successfully fought against mining on their ancestral lands have won an international environmental prize. Alex Lucitante and Alexandra Narváez were awarded the Goldman Prize, which recognises grassroots activism. They used...
Teaching Robots to Touch
Fork in hand, a robot arm skewers a strawberry from above and delivers it to Tyler Schrenk’s mouth. Sitting in his wheelchair, Schrenk nudges his neck forward to take a bite. Next, the arm goes for a slice of banana, then a carrot. Each motion it performs by itself,...
Sustained Acoustic Medicine Treatment for US Veterans
Sustained acoustic medicine, or sam®, is a non-invasive ultrasound device from ZetrOZ Systems used to treat soft tissue injuries and arthritis. The U.S. Federal Drug Administration cleared sam® for clinical use in 2013, but many health care providers...
Researchers Receive $8 M to Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury in Military Personnel
Researchers backed by an $8 million U.S. Department of Defense grant will explore how to better prevent traumatic brain injury, or TBI, in military personnel exposed to blast shock waves. The research team from the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center, UVA Health, Johns...
Merchants Fleet Set to Become Nation’s Largest Operator of Electric Fleet Vehicles
A New Hampshire auto dealership is set to become the nation's largest operator of electric fleet vehicles. Merchants Fleet said the dealership is working with Ford, GM and other electric automakers to source vehicles for companies across the country. “We can work with...
Pony.Ai’s License to Test Autonomous Vehicles with Safety Drivers in California is Revoked
Pony.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup based in Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China, is no longer able to test its vehicles in California after the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the company’s license for “numerous” safety violations. The news was first...
Cannabis Beverage Advisory Pioneer IBC Takes Plunge into Metaverse with Cannaverse Technologies
If living in the physical world has proven to be a little bit too much lately, InterContinental Beverage Capital (IBC), has officially partnered with Cannaverse Technologies (Cannaverstech™) to become its branding advisor in Cannaland™, the world's first cannabis...
