The Innovation Report
Consumer Reports Urges Congress To Drop Electric Vehicle Tax Proposal
An influential consumer organization on Wednesday urged Republican lawmakers to drop a plan to impose a proposed $250 annual fee on electric cars to pay for road repairs. Consumer Reports, which also tests and rates new vehicles, noted that Republican Senator Bernie...
The UK Accelerates Its Self-Driving Car Ambitions
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that the government will fast-track the introduction of self-driving vehicles on England’s roads, initially planned for spring 2026. This announcement is expected to create 38,000 jobs, improve road safety, and add...
Waymo Leads Autonomous Taxi Race In The US
Waymo's autonomous vehicles have become part of the everyday landscape in a growing number of US cities, serving as safe transport options, tourist attractions, and symbols of a not-so-distant future. Their market dominance, however, is far from guaranteed. As Tesla...
US, China Inch Toward Plan To Ease Chip And Rare-Earth Controls
The US and China wrapped up two days of high-stakes trade talks in London. The result: a plan to establish a framework for implementing a consensus the two sides had already agreed to last month. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Chinese had pledged to...
XRobotics’ Countertop Robots Are Cooking Up 25,000 Pizzas A Month
XRobotics thinks it has cracked the code on getting pizza restaurants to adopt robotics. The San Francisco-based robotics company built a countertop robot called xPizza Cube, which is roughly the size of a stackable washing machine, and uses machine learning to apply...
Smart Mobility Today: 9 June 2025
In this week's edition of the Smart Mobility Today podcast and Global Auto Mobility, I learned about a group of scientists who are creating clean Hydrogen fuel by using aluminum cans and sea water. Every podcast I learn about individuals who use their talent and...
Where The Future Gets A Test Drive: Inside Peachtree Corners’ Curiosity Lab
At the heart of it is Curiosity Lab, a 5G-enabled, real-world test bed that allows startups and established tech companies to develop, test, and deploy cutting-edge innovations across the mobility, infrastructure, and the Internet of Things (IoT) sectors. Since its...
Lunar Landers And ‘Transporter’ Tankers: Blue Origin Unveils Its Blueprint For The Moon
If we can open up the moon, Couluris said, it will become "our eventual hub for the rest of the solar system." The pace of Blue Origin work on lunar hardware is palpable. Couluris said Blue Origin is moving forward on becoming "hardware rich," with the firm's target...
Key Oregon Democrats Signal Support For Public Transit, Climate-Friendly Transportation Framework
A group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a high-level concept for a transportation package that would significantly boost funding for public transit and climate-friendly pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. To pay for those needs while also funding...
Audi Is Quietly Building The Most Advanced AI Factory In The Auto Industry
While many automotive AI headlines focus on self-driving cars or flashy infotainment upgrades, Audi is quietly building something more foundational: AI that runs the factory floor. In a June 2 briefing, the German automaker revealed that more than 100 AI projects are...
