The Innovation Report
AI Boosting Suicide Prevention
The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, has launched a “Crisis Contact Simulator" to help train counselors and prepare them to support youth in crisis. Developed in collaboration...
IoT Malware Attacks Saw Huge Rise Last Year
As the number of consumer-oriented Internet of Things (IoT) devices grows, so does the interest of cybercriminals, new research has found. A report from Atlas VPN based on data published by cybersecurity firm SonicWall found that malware attacks against IoT devices...
Yellowstone Seeks Comment on Telecommunications Proposal
Officials at Yellowstone National Park are seeking public comment on an environmental assessment to consider replacing the park’s aging telecommunication system with an underground fiber optic line. Public comment, which will be accepted through April 21, is expected...
Can Shared Mobility Survive the Pandemic?
Before Covid struck, ride-hail companies embraced shared trips with gusto. As mounting evidence suggested that individual Uber and Lyft trips worsen traffic congestion, pooled service seemed to offer a more city-friendly product. “We think the transformation of car...
Startup Raises $20 Million for Autonomous Electric Tractors
Monarch Tractor, a startup cofounded by a member of the Mondavi wine family, is leveraging technology more commonly associated with battery-powered Teslas and autonomous Waymo vans to create electric robotic tractors it says can make farming safer and more...
BMW’s iDrive System Uses AI to Blend Entertainment and Autonomous Driving
The German automaker unveiled the eighth generation of its long-running iDrive infotainment system on Monday. The upgraded suite features a curved display, enhanced voice command system, and massively improved artificial intelligence is at the heart of it all. The...
Cruise Acquires Self-Driving Startup Voyage
Cruise, a majority-owned subsidiary of General Motors, will acquire self-driving startup Voyage in another major autonomous vehicle merger. The announcement came less than a week after news first surfaced that the two companies were in talks about an acquisition. The...
BlackBerry Patent Application for AV System Approved
BlackBerry was issued a patent for “methods and systems for autonomous vehicle refueling.” The Waterloo, Ontario-based technology company applied for the patent on Aug. 23, 2017, and it covers a signaling system for autonomous vehicles. The patent was granted through...
500 Intel Drones Light Up Night Sky for St. Patrick’s Day
This year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations were muted by the ongoing pandemic, though Intel was allowed to fly a fleet of 500 drones over Ireland’s capital city for a dazzling light show that it later shared on YouTube. “The film presents a heartfelt, uplifting...
Delivery Drones Fly Across Israel in Safety Coordination Test
The skies above the Israeli town of Hadera were abuzz with delivery drones on Wednesday as national authorities tested a central control room for safely coordinating the small pilotless aircraft with each other as well as with planes and helicopters. "It is a world...
