The Innovation Report
The Quiet Automation Boom Reshaping U.S. Industries
For years, companies across industries have relied on people to bridge gaps between systems, processes and inefficiencies. That model is breaking. Recent U.S. workforce data tells the story behind this shift. The country still faces millions of open roles, with...
How One California Company Plans To Protect Us From Dangerous Asteroids
Asteroid Apophis is set to whisk by Earth in 2029 and serve as a wake-up call for getting our planetary defense act together. Astronomers have shown that the huge chunk of extraterrestrial real estate will not hit Earth in 2029, but will come closer to...
GM Reveals Its Planned Antidotes For Troubled Times
Tariffs, wars, spiking fuel costs, and no more tax incentives for EVs. The world is a dynamic mess for automakers. For GM, the way forward rides on two important pillars: full-size trucks and digital services such as Super Cruise. That was the message from GM Chairman...
Solar Manufacturing USA 2026: Production And Technology At The Heart Of U.S. Solar
The upcoming Solar Manufacturing USA 2026 conference in Austin will focus on real U.S. solar manufacturing progress, shifting attention from capacity announcements to actual production, costs, yields, and technology choices across the full value chain. It will also...
Detroit Champions Clean Innovation with Global Sustainability Award Winners
On April 23, 2026, many sustainability leaders joined Detroit's Mayor’s Office of Mobility Innovation to celebrate zero emission technology and the winners of the Toyota Mobility Foundation’s Sustainable Cities Challenge at Eastern Market. The challenge focused on...
Astemo Engineering Careers Tour: the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers at WSU
During our visit to Wayne State University in Detroit, Cindy Polakowski and John Petty met with engineering students Harishitha Mummidivarapu, Aditi Roy, and Shareen El-Saghir, members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Video filmed and edited by...
Jackson College Event To Explore AI’s Role In Manufacturing
Jackson College will partner with Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center to present a free event examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping the manufacturing sector. ReMaking Michigan 2026: The Next Era of Manufacturing will take place Friday, May 8, from...
DC’s Metro To Install Platform Doors, Run Fully Automated Trains
Metro just approved a plan to make the Red Line work a bit more like the subways in Shanghai, Copenhagen, and Singapore, with driverless automatic trains and glass doors separating the platform from the tracks— though not for several years at least. The WMATA board of...
Smart Mobility Today: 27 April 2026
There has been a lot of news from NASA in the last few weeks, as well as excitement surrounding the launch of the Artemis project and its successful completion. The crewed mission took human beings the furthest from earth they have ever been. This week, I was reminded...
How AI And IIoT Are Reforging Manufacturing
Modern factories genuinely look futuristic with smart sensors, autonomous aerial systems and intelligent operator interfaces. Far from replacing humans, these modern systems rapidly analyze millions of scenarios and optimize production cycles with surgical precision,...
