The Innovation Report
Flying Taxis Are Coming To LA
With electric air taxi services on the horizon, operators are already flying in to secure landing sites in Los Angeles. Traffic-dodging aerial hops across big cities could happen as soon as next year, pending approval by the Federal Aviation Administration, and one of...
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Unveils ‘PUG,’ The Nation’s First AI-Powered Police Cruiser
Miami is putting the future of law enforcement on wheels, rolling out the nation’s first AI-powered patrol car. On Thursday, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO) unveiled "PUG," an AI-powered police cruiser they're calling a "gamechanger." According to MDSO, the...
U.S. Opens Probe Into Nearly 2.9 Million Tesla Vehicles Over FSD Traffic Violations
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system over more than 50 reports of traffic-safety violations and a series of crashes. The...
The Fast-Charging Breakthrough That Might Finally End EV Range Anxiety
The cure for electric vehicle range anxiety? It’s not bigger batteries, says Mercedes-Benz. It’s faster charging. Sure, a bigger battery will take you further between charges. But there are significant downsides. A bigger battery not only takes up a lot more real...
Nvidia And Fujitsu Agree To Work Together On AI Robots And Other Technology
U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, agreed Friday to work together on artificial intelligence to deliver smart robots and a variety of other innovations using Nvidia's computer chips. “The AI industrial...
Japan’s Robot Inspector Swims Inside Nuclear Reactor For Critical Safety Scans
Japan-based Mitsubishi has announced the accomplishments of its autonomous robot, which is used to carry out underwater inspections in a nuclear reactor vessel. The A-UT – autonomous underwater inspection device – from the house of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)...
GM Not Extending EV Tax Credit Lease Option After All
GM has scrapped a plan that would have temporarily extended access to the $7,500 federal EV tax credit for leased vehicles, reversing course roughly a week after the subsidy officially expired late last month. The program was originally expected to...
Tesla’s UK Car Sales Barely Grew In September, New Automotive Data Shows
Tesla's UK car sales were nearly flat in September, compared with a year earlier, while the overall UK electric vehicle market saw strong growth, data from New AutoMotive showed on Friday. There were 8,038 new Tesla UK registrations in September, up just 0.11% from a...
The Navy Wants Autonomous Ships; New England Startups Are Racing To Deliver
Shipbuilding startups in Massachusetts and Rhode Island have raised a lot of money recently. It's a funding drive fueled by the possibility of autonomous ships. Scott Kirsner, columnist for WBUR's editorial partner MassLive, reports that the United States defense...
Louisiana Becoming A Drone Boat Hot Spot
Louisiana shipbuilding has entered a new generation of high-tech construction, with autonomous vehicles, robotic ships and waterborne landing pads for spacecraft. The state's already rich maritime history is getting richer —literally and figuratively. "We arguably...
