The Innovation Report
Inside GM Design With Outgoing Chief Michael Simcoe
GM decided back in 2015 to build electrified vehicles from the ground up. Simcoe personally oversaw the many changes to vehicle interiors that a new powertrain afforded, including freeing up space between the front row seats and moving key features to the steering...
Aurora Plans For Self-Driving Trucks In Harsh Weather After Commercial Launch
The autonomous trucks are expected to start operating on public roads in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona in 2025, adhering to speed limits ranging from 25 miles per hour to 75 miles per hour. Aurora said in January that it plans to launch the service in Texas in April....
Hydrogen-Powered Camper Is Basically A Private Jet On Wheels
A new hydrogen-powered concept camper called Lume is gaining attention in the automotive design world. Designed by Akhil Krishna Pradeep from Thrissur, India, Lume offers a fresh take on mobile living. It focuses on a spacious lounge rather than traditional...
ReVolt Extended Range Electric Semi Trucks Score Their First Customer
Based on a Peterbilt 579 commercial semi truck, the ReVolt EREV hybrid electric semi truck promises 40% better fuel economy and more than twice the torque of a conventional, diesel-powered semi. The concept has promise – and now, it has customers. Austin,...
True Anomaly To Launch 1st Deep-Space Security Missions With Autonomous Jackal Satellites In 2026
True Anomaly will take its space-security work far afield next year. The Colorado-based startup, which aims to make space a safer and more sustainable realm for the U.S. government and its partners and allies, revealed today (April 3) that it plans to send...
Whitmer Criticizes Trump’s Use Of ‘Tariff Hammer’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) voiced agreement with some of President Trump’s trade policies during a Wednesday speech from Washington, but she warned against his use of sweeping tariffs. “These last few days have been tough for Michigan,” Whitmer said,...
Smart Mobility Today: 7 April 2025
This week there is more than one interesting story to catch on the Smart Mobility Today Podcast and at Global Auto Mobility. The test flights in Canada of a hydrogen-fueled helicopter is encouragement for a cleaner future, AI helping farmers in one of the most...
Scientists Propose Network Of AVs To Observe Ocean Surface
A new paper from an international team of more than 50 researchers, including four from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, proposes the creation of a global observing network of AVs roving the ocean surface. Such a network of so-called uncrewed...
Greece’s PPC To Invest $6.4 Billion To Create Green Energy And Tech Hub
Greece's Public Power Corporation (DEHr.AT), opens new tab plans to invest 5.75 billion euros ($6.4 billion) in the country's Western Macedonia region to create a green energy and technology hub for Greece and southeastern Europe, the company said on Thursday. The...
Musk Building Legion Of Robots — Says They’ll Change Everything
Elon Musk said Tesla will build at least 5,000 Optimus robots this year, and maybe as many as 10,000. The company will build another 50,000 Optimus robots in 2026, and will work its way up from there. It may eventually build 10 million robots a year or more, he...
