The Innovation Report
New Plan Allows EVs to Charge Using 100% Renewable Energy
Electric vehicle charging station operator Electrify America has entered into a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Terra-Gen. The contract makes Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, is the largest open network in North America to...
Federal Team to Investigate Tesla Crash that Killed 3 in California
The NHTSA confirmed it had sent a special crash investigation team to probe the May 12 crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach. The U.S. government’s road safety agency has dispatched a team to investigate the possibility that a Tesla involved in a...
Be Nimble With Automation
In reviewing current industry trends, it is evident that automation efforts will be accelerated within the next 3 years. In recent engagements of both a plant-based products manufacturer and a leading consumer products company in the printing industry, there was a...
Detroit Engineering Professor Named Notable Leader in EV
When the U.S. Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration decided to provide online training in automotive technology for NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation, they contacted Weisong Shi. “Dr. Shi is a world-renowned expert in...
Piece of Paper and Metal Foil Is All You Need to Eavesdrop 6G Transmissions
The new high-tech 6G wireless technology could be hacked in five minutes using a piece of office paper, an inkjet printer, a metallic foil transfer, and a laminator. The security flaw which would allow hackers to eavesdrop on 6G wireless signals was discovered by...
Biden Admin: Using Algorithms and AI for Hiring Risks Violating ADA
The Biden administration announced Thursday that employers who use algorithms and artificial intelligence to make hiring decisions risk violating the Americans with Disabilities Act if applicants with disabilities are disadvantaged in the process....
Scotts Miracle-Gro to Use American Robotics’ Autonomous Drones for Crop Analysis
American Robotics, a below visible line of sight (BVLOS) drone company, announced this week that the ScottsMiracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG) had chosen American Robotics to provide daily data collection and analytics capabilities using the FAA-approved Scout...
New Imaging Method Makes Tiny Robots Visible In The Body
Microrobots have the potential to revolutionize medicine. Researchers at the Max Planck ETH Centre for Learning Systems have now developed an imaging technique that for the first time recognizes cell-sized microrobots individually and at high resolution in a living...
CA Desert Could Hold Key to Powering America’s EVs
The Salton Sea Basin feels almost alien. It lies where two enormous chunks of the Earth's crust, the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate, are very slowly pushing past one another creating an enormous low spot in the land. It's a big, flat gray desert ringed...
EVs Cheaper than Gas-Powered, Depending on State and Incentives
Owning an electric vehicle can save drivers thousands of dollars per year, with $6,000 average savings over the vehicle’s lifetime, but the savings is dependent on rebates, state fees, and the cost of gas and electricity. As gas prices escalate in the United States,...
