The Innovation Report
Pickup Trucks Power Ford’s Growth
Ford’s U.S. sales climbed 1.6 percent year-over-year to 174,584 vehicles, with pickups leading the charge. The company sold 105,771 trucks in October, nearly 5 percent higher than the same month last year. This growth was driven primarily by the demand for...
New U.S. Solar Hydrogen Generator Powers Long-Endurance Drones
A new trailer unit developed by Sesame Solar produces hydrogen fuel where it is needed, shrinking the supply chain to nothing and enabling refueling of long-endurance drones at the front line. The Surveillance and Drone Refueling Nanogrid Solution includes a...
Chinese EV Maker Xpeng To Launch Robotaxis, Humanoid Robots With Self-Developed AI Chips
Chinese electric car company Xpeng plans to launch robotaxis next year after previously claiming it wouldn’t be a real business in the near future and took the wraps off of its latest humanoid robot model. Xpeng’s technology push mirrors one of its key rivals Tesla,...
Autonomous Electric Trucks Hit The Road In Sweden
Swedish tech firm Einride is pushing the boundaries of autonomous mobility with its electric self-driving trucks, now operating between Apotea’s logistics hubs near Stockholm. Equipped with AI-powered sensors and remote monitoring from Gothenburg, the vehicles...
Smart Mobility Today: 3 November 2025
Any new technology brings trepidation as it enters the public space. Trains and machinery, in general, were feared for their sheer power alone. Automobiles were ridiculed and telephones shouted into, held at a distance, or not even allowed in homes for fear of the...
Joby Collaborates With Nvidia To Accelerate Next-Era Autonomous Flight
Nvidia, a leading company in accelerated computing, has selected Joby as its only aviation launch partner for its new platform, Nvidia IGX Thor, in a move Joby believes will advance its own autonomous flight technology, Superpilot. “The autonomous systems...
France And Spain Hold The Line On 2035 Combustion Phase-Out
In a joint letter disclosed by French media, the two governments stated that the upcoming review of CO₂ standards must not undermine the 2035 zero-emission objective, which they describe as a central reference point for Europe’s industrial transition. France and Spain...
General Motors Lays Off Workers At Ohio Site
An Ohio battery plant owned by General Motors and once championed by President Donald Trump as symbolizing his American manufacturing revival is laying off hundreds of workers amid a slump in demand for electric vehicles. GM confirmed the decision to The Associated...
Kickstart: Safety And History In The Hall Of Fame
The Society of Plastics Engineers' Automotive Division is honoring a classic piece of safety this year for entry into the Hall of Fame: the seat belt. It may be hard to believe, but in the 42-year history of the Automotive Innovation Awards' Hall of...
BMW Joins China’s Open-Source Innovation Center
BMW has become the first foreign automaker to join the Open Source Innovation Development Promotion Center under the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, marking a major step in its local collaboration strategy and commitment to the...
