The Innovation Report
Hollywood and Gaming Technology Create Virtual Operating Room
Technology used for Hollywood movies and virtual-reality games is now being used in a new way that could potentially save lives. A local tech company is introducing virtual reality into the operating room. "This is our virtual operating room," said Jeremy Jarrett,...
GM Super Bowl Ads to Feature New EVs
General Motors will air two commercials during this year's Super Bowl advertising its all-electric vehicles, the company confirmed Wednesday to CNBC. One of the 60-second ads will feature the company's new focus on electric vehicles — GM's first corporate spot in more...
Biden to Replace US Government’s Fleet with EVs
President Joe Biden said on Monday his new administration will replace the US government's fleet of around 650,000 vehicles with electric models in a bid to shift to clean energy. Whilst signing a new "Buy American" executive order, Biden said: "The federal...
Ford Leads in Autonomous Driving Patents Last Decade
The American carmaker has been the driving force behind autonomous driving, even if the Autopilot has been repeatedly slammed for not being a fully autonomous tech, but rather a (very smart) collection of driver assistance systems.But when it comes to the number of...
Kroger Testing Smart Carts in Cincinnati
Kroger has shown a willingness in recent years to test out a raft of cutting-edge initiatives to keep pace with the likes of Walmart and Amazon, from pickup-only stores to 30-minute grocery delivery. Add to that list smart-cart technology, which has...
GM’s Cruise to Autonomously Roam Japanese Streets for Testing
GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle (AV) will begin testing in Japan soon.The move is made possible by the fact that Honda agreed back in 2018 to pump $2 billion over the next 12 years in Cruise, the GM offshoot company tasked with making AVs. The announced plan at the...
Dutch Coalition Explores Hyperloop for Busy Freight Corridors
A coalition of Dutch governments and companies acting under the banner of the Hyperloop Development Programme (HDP) is exploring the use of the high-speed transportation system hyperloop for busy freight corridors. A pilot route that would constitute a first step in...
Elephant Populations Surveyed from Space using AI
An international team of scientists from the University of Bath, the University of Oxford and the University of Twente in the Netherlands have successfully used satellite cameras coupled with deep learning algorithms to track the movements of African elephants. The...
NASA’s Mars Exploration Drones to be Tested in Iceland
Scientists from the University of Arizona are set to test their Mars drones in Iceland after receiving a $3 million grant from NASA. The grant was given as a part of a project that combines rovers and drones to explore more of the red planet. The team is one of...
Robots to Retrieve Radioactive Remnants from Retired Nuclear Plants
Scientists from the United Kingdom and Japan have come together to develop new, safer technologies to dismantle old nuclear facilities like the Fukushima Daiichi reactors, which were severely damaged by an earthquake and a tsunami in March 2011. ...
