The Innovation Report
Balboa Island Ferry To Convert Fleet To All-Electric Boats
Balboa Island's ferries are one step closer to going green after receiving more funding to convert their fleet to an all-electric design. "We can't live in the past forever," Seymour Beek, president of the Balboa Island Ferry. The Balboa Island Ferry has been a...
Why Automotive Ethernet Matters Now
AUTOMOTIVE ETHERNET FROM INTREPID CONTROL SYSTEMS The automotive industry is undergoing a very significant technological shift: Electrification is reshaping powertrains, autonomy is redefining vehicle intelligence, and software‑defined architectures are transforming...
Astemo Engineering Careers Tour Meets The CARES Lab
Another installment in our video series from Wayne State University: The Global Auto Mobility and Smart Mobility Today team spent the day on the WSU campus. During our visit, John Petty and Cindy Polakowski met with some facinating people at the CARES Lab. The...
Ross School Of Business & College Of Engineering Collaborate: First-Ever AI Hackathon
More than 250 students gathered for the first-ever 24-hour AI Hackathon from 5 p.m. Thursday to 4 p.m. Friday. The event was a partnership with the technology company Oracle, alongside the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and the College of Engineering....
Smart Mobility Today: 24 February 2026
My mom had a love of star gazing. As a child, I recall she would walk out our west side Detroit bungalow and traverse the narrow strip of concrete that led along the space between our single-car detached garage, past the swing set and the tomato patch, and lean...
What’s Geologic Hydrogen? What To Know About The Clean Energy Source Buried Under Michigan
Michigan might be at the forefront of a new clean fuel source — and it’s buried right under the state. Last month, Governor Gretchen Whitmer said her administration wants to make the state a hub for geologic hydrogen, a potentially untapped reserve of clean fuel below...
Aurora’s Driverless Trucks Can Now Travel Farther Distances Faster Than Human Drivers
Aurora’s self-driving trucks can now travel non-stop on a 1,000 mile route between Fort Worth and Phoenix — exceeding what a human driver can legally accomplish. The distance, and the time it takes to travel it, offers up positive financial implications for Aurora —...
Experts: How Cities Can Use AI Ethically
Can artificial intelligence be ethical? No, according to a panel of experts. But neither can a car. “When there’s a vehicle crash, no one says a car was being unethical,” said Bennett Gebken, CTO of Huntridge Labs, who spoke at a Jan. 22 CivicLabs Roundtable Series on...
OpenAI Voice Technology Picked For Pentagon’s Drone Swarm Competition
OpenAI has partnered with two defense technology companies that the Pentagon has selected to compete to develop voice-controlled, drone swarming software for the military, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. OpenAI’s technology would only be used to...
Treating Water As A Strategic Priority
While industrial water consumption has traditionally been associated with agriculture, countless other industries rely on consistent, predictable access to water. In fact, approximately 60% of all global GDP today "depends on access to water." Take the textile...
