The Innovation Report
Robots & the Autonomous Supply Chain
Autonomous technology continues to make an impact on the supply chain. The autonomous supply chain, applies to moving goods without human intervention (to some degree at least) or aiding in achieving inventory accuracy. One of the more interesting examples is the...
AI and the Future of Work
Jill Watson has been a teaching assistant (TA) at the Georgia Institute of Technology for five years now, helping students day and night with all manner of course-related inquiries. But for all the hard work she has done, she still can't qualify for outstanding TA of...
Detroit: Engineering Base for Commercial EVs
There is a ripple effect from Ford establishing its EV headquarters in Detroit’s Corktown, and GM dedicating its Detroit-Hamtramck plant for electric vehicles. America’s troubled automotive capital is taking on new importance as a center for EV engineering....
Auto Makers Working to Produce Ventilators and Masks
Ford has announced it’s working with 3M and General Electric to make the kinds of ventilators and masks that are currently in short supply as the world battles the novel coronavirus pandemic. The company joins other carmakers like Tesla and General Motors in helping...
Apple May Delay 5G iPhone due to COVID-19
The current global climate has forced Apple Inc.to to consider delay of the next-gen 5G iPhone, widely referred to as the iPhone 12. According to Nikkei Asian Review, it was apparently meant to ship in September. The shares of Apple dropped late Wednesday as a report...
Can AI Fight Elderly Loneliness?
Voice technologies using AI are being used to help combat loneliness in countries including Sweden and the UK. Should they be used more widely as coronavirus spreads? “I thought at first it was a sign of insanity, speaking to a little thing like that and him talking...
Tesla Super Battery: Million Miles, Ultra Fast-charging, Cheap, Light
Battery technology is advancing quickly and Tesla seems to be ahead of all others. Tesla has been hard at work developing new, game-changing batteries and the results will be shown at Tesla Battery Day. Million-mile life? Super cheap? Capable of charging faster than...
Factbox: Ford and GM EV Plans
Ford Motor Co (F.N) and General Motors Co (GM.N), the top two U.S. automakers, have more than two dozen new battery electric vehicles (EVs) in the pipeline, according to their executives and suppliers familiar with the companies’ plans. Their combined production in...
Geely Using Drones for Contactless Deliveries
With the current COVID-19 outbreak, social distancing is important to keep the virus at bay. We’ve seen food delivery services such as FoodPanda and GrabFood offering contactless delivery option and now Geely is adopting similar measures when it comes to new car...
Toyota, NTT Team on Smart City Platforms
Toyota Motor Corp and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp have agreed to work together on developing smart cities and will invest 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) in each other to cement the relationship, the two companies said on Tuesday. The two companies will develop...
