The Innovation Report
Metro Transit Awarded $35 Million Grant Towards Electric Buses
Metro Transit announced Wednesday that it won a $35 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration. The low- or no-emission grant will help acquire 100 new 40-foot hybrid-electric buses, which are scheduled to join Metro Transit's fleet in 2027. "A...
Ford Pulls The Plug On The All-Electric F-150 Lightning Pickup Truck
Ford on Monday said it is pulling back on its electric vehicle plans, a move that will result in a $19.5 billion charge against its earnings to be taken mostly in the current quarter. But excluding that charge, the company said this should actually be a fairly good...
Global Auto Mobility Launches New AI-Focused Member Area
The new Artificial Intelligence: Real Impact series features stories about the ways AI is being used to solve problems and makes organizations better, and benefit people. Beginning in January, a special edition of Global Auto Mobility will be sent to anybody who signs...
VA Doctors Can Finally Look You In The Eye, Thanks To A New AI Tool
Veterans visiting some Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers may notice something different at their next appointment: Their doctor is looking at them instead of typing furiously into a computer. The change comes from a new artificial intelligence tool the VA...
AI Helps Pilot Free-Flying Robot Around The International Space Station For 1st Time Ever
Navigating in a microgravity environment is a challenge even for trained human astronauts, but it is even more challenging for autonomous robots, limiting their use in places like a space station. Now, however, Stanford researchers have used artificial intelligence to...
World’s First Fully Solar-Powered Autonomous Motorcycle Unveiled
MASK Architects has unveiled what's described as "the world’s first fully solar-powered autonomous motorcycle,” known as the Solaris, which is designed to operate without fuel, electrical grids or commercial charging infrastructure. According to the architectural...
World’s First Autonomous Passenger Ship Unveiled In Japan
A world-first passenger ferry with advanced autonomous navigation has been unveiled in Japan, an Asian non-profit which is involved in a project to commercialise automated vessels announced on Thursday. The Olympia Dream Seto ferry transports passengers between the...
Starlink In Your Tesla? Patent Hints At Roof Tech For Built-In Satellite Access
Will Tesla vehicles one day offer built-in internet access to SpaceX’s Starlink? A new patent suggests the automaker is working on a satellite integration for its EVs. The company has submitted a patent application in the US for an outer panel car roof "that...
Industrial Project In Chile Threatens Earth’s Darkest Sky
German Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Reinhard Genzel has penned a letter urging the government of Chile to halt the development of a green hydrogen plant in the vicinity of one of the world's top astronomical observatories. In the letter, Genzel and 30 other...
Autolane Is Building ‘Air Traffic Control’ For Autonomous Vehicles
The rapid succession of robotaxi deployments from companies like Waymo and Zoox have people in the industry, once again, dreaming about how autonomous vehicles might change our daily lives. That includes driverless taxi rides, sure, but also headier ideas like sending...
