The Innovation Report
Mobileye to Offer AVs in Dubai
Jerusalem-based Mobileye, the developer of driver assistance systems acquired by Intel Corporation for $15.3 billion in 2017, will begin setting up the infrastructure to test autonomous vehicles in Dubai and hopes to roll out a full...
Kroger Using AI to Reduce Self-checkout Errors
The Kroger Co. plans to roll out Everseen’s Visual AI technology chainwide to detect and reduce customer errors at self-checkout stations. Ireland-based Everseen said its artificial intelligence and machine learning platform began deployment in Kroger stores in March...
5G May Cause Inaccurate Weather Forecasts
Upcoming 5G wireless networks that will provide faster cell phone service may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts, according to a Rutgers study on a controversial issue that has created anxiety among meteorologists. "Our study—the first of its kind that quantifies...
Controlling Sideslip for Autonomous Racing Cars
When race car drivers take tight turns at high speeds, they rely on their experience and gut feeling to hit the gas pedal without spinning out. But how does an autonomous race car make the same decision? Currently, many autonomous cars rely on expensive external...
5G Stocks to Buy
September 2020 has turned out to be a forgettable month for the stock market so far. Major indices have pulled back this month, and investors fear a rerun of the March crash, which isn't surprising given the economic challenges created by the novel coronavirus crisis....
Walmart Drones Deliver Covid-19 Tests
If you need to get a Covid-19 test, but don't want to go near people, Walmart's got you covered. At least if you live near its North Las Vegas store. Walmart launched a pilot drone delivery program Tuesday that will drop off Covid-19 tests to homes...
States Deploy AI to Stop Unemployment Fraud
States are using artificial intelligence and other high-tech tools to identify and deny billions of dollars in fraudulent claims as they deal with a surge in Covid-19-related unemployment. “These benefit programs are clearly very outmanned and outgunned,”...
Glove-controlled Drone Writes Letters in the Air
If you've ever tried controlling a drone with a traditional joystick unit, you'll know that it's difficult to get the hang of. An experimental new system, however, lets people actually write letters in the air with a drone, using a special glove. Developed in the...
California: No Sales of Gas-powered Cars by 2035
California, the world’s fifth-largest economy and the state that created U.S. car culture, will stop selling gasoline-powered automobiles within 15 years, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Wednesday. Facing a record-breaking wildfire season as well as years of heat...
New System Uses AI to Better Select Embryos for Implantation
For many people who are struggling to conceive, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can offer a life-changing solution. But the average success rate for IVF is only about 30 percent. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital are...
