The Innovation Report
Hackathon in Mexico Helps Find Missing People Through Artificial Intelligence
In Mexico, enforced disappearance is a serious problem that dates back many years. Tracking and identifying missing persons has always been a huge challenge, but today, thanks to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), great strides are being made. Although the...
5 Key Things to Know about New U.N. Report on Climate Change
The report on humans’ impact on climate change is getting a lot of attention. Here’s what it all means. The United Nations-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s new report on the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming has...
EV Checkpoint: Cramer Says to Buy Ford, Tesla, GM Stock
Jim Cramer turned his attention this past week to the rivalry between Tesla and Ford. Jefferies analysts upgraded Tesla to buy from neutral and raised their one-year price target to $850 from $700 on expectations that carmakers, in general, will be able to...
May Mobility Announces On-Demand Autonomous Service in Grand Rapids, Michigan
The on-demand service, which includes four May Mobility Lexus RX450h vehicles and one wheelchair-accessible Polaris GEM equipped with May Mobility's autonomous technology, operates within a 1.36 sq. mile service zone that includes more than 20 designated pick up...
Motional to Begin Testing Autonomous Vehicles in LA as Part of California Expansion Plan
Motional, the autonomous vehicle company born out of a $4 billion joint venture with Aptiv and Hyundai, is expanding its presence in California by opening a new operations facility in Los Angeles to support testing on public roads, hiring more engineers and adding an...
Volkswagen Makes $3.4B Europcar Bet on Mobility Services
A consortium led by Volkswagen has agreed with Europcar to launch a tender offer for the car rental company that values it at 2.9 billion euros ($3.4 billion) including debt, Europe's largest carmaker said on Wednesday. Volkswagen, which has teamed up with asset...
200 MPH Autonomous Cars Will Make History in World’s First High-Speed Robo-Race
Back in 2004, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge paved the way for autonomous vehicle development. Now, some of the innovators who have competed in that challenge are taking things further as advisors for the Indy...
Biden Admin’s Greenhouse Emission Plan to Push Some Drivers to Electric Vehicles by 2030
The Biden administration is taking steps against climate change by proposing a greenhouse gas emission plan that would push some drivers to use electric vehicles by 2030. Rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation are...
Lloyd’s of London Plans EV, Hydrogen Insurance in Climate Change Fight
Lloyd's of London plans to develop insurance products for electric vehicles and hydrogen as part of its efforts to fight climate change, the specialist insurance market said on Thursday. Lloyd's published a climate action road map to speed the move to a net zero world...
How Drones Help Workers Inspect Wind Turbines
Last summer, at a wind farm close to Washington state’s southern border, an autonomous drone levitated 80 meters to the top of a wind tower and maneuvered along one of its blades. There, just near the tip, it detected a small gash—too small for the naked eye. Had it...
