The Innovation Report
Smart Autonomous Underwater Robots Redefine Deep-Sea Critical Mineral Harvesting
A US mining technology company has announced plans to open an Advanced Marine Robotics Hub in Pennsylvania to develop the next generation of autonomous marine systems for deep-sea collection of critical minerals. The new facility by Impossible Metals will bring...
Vertical Aerospace Taps Near Earth For Autonomous Aircraft Tech
Vertical Aerospace said on Thursday it will partner with Near Earth Autonomy to equip its Valo aircraft with autonomous flight capability, as the British electric aviation company expands into uncrewed defense and commercial operations. The companies said Near Earth's...
Uber’s Autonomous Vehicle Strategy: Slow Their Adoption
According to documents viewed by WIRED and another obtained through a public records request, Uber’s lobbyists are pushing to build that strategy into law. The company’s representatives have pressed lawmakers to deploy autonomous vehicles on what it calls “hybrid...
Tesla Wants To Be The First Company To Offer Wheelchair-Accessible AVs
Tesla is developing a wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle, at least according to a Tesla lobbyist. India Herdman, a Tesla senior policy adviser, made the claim on Monday while addressing the D.C. City Council on a proposal to legalize robotaxis in the nation’s...
California Creates $3,500 Rebate For New EV Buyers
At the end of last September, electric vehicle adoption in the US began to crater. That followed the abolition of the IRS clean vehicle tax credit as part of a series of moves by President Trump and congressional Republicans to undermine energy efficiency and...
Global Auto Mobility Engineering Careers Tour – Featuring Western Michigan Sunseeker Solar Team
Global Auto Mobility is happy to announce another feature in our Astemo Engineering Careers Tour — featuring a group of engineering students we met at Western Michigan University. As technology pushes us toward innovative mobility products and services, who are the...
Teradyne Robotics Unveils Wide Range Of Production-Ready Physical AI Applications At Automate 2026
Teradyne Robotics, the company behind Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots, will demonstrate how physical AI is transforming industrial automation at Automate 2026 in Chicago, June 22-25 at booth #1250. "Physical AI is on full display across our robotic...
Smart Mobility Today: 13 July 2026
Everybody at some point in time dreams of life on the family farm. What would it be like to live in an idalic rural setting depending on just yourself and nature to provide?. The truth is, it's really tough both economically, and just plain difficult hands-on labor....
Jon Isenberg from Calysto Group on Smart Mobility Today
In this week's Smart Mobility Today, Cindy talks with Jon Isenberg from Calysto Group about AI, and smart cyber security practices. Jon was on our expert panel at the June 17 event Artificial Intelligence with Real Results: How Manufacturing Can Benefit or Risk Losing...
Cutting-Edge Farm Tech Demos Coming To Michigan
Farmers struggling with labor shortages and tight profit margins will have an opportunity to see cutting-edge agricultural technology in action this September at the first-ever Great Lakes Tek Flex event in Benton Harbor, Mich. Scheduled for Sept. 10-11 at the MSU...
