The Innovation Report
UK’s BAE Aims To Bring Autonomous Submarine To Market By 2026
Britain's BAE Systems said it was aiming to bring an autonomous submarine to market by 2026, amid interest from countries increasingly worried about underwater threats, following a series of attacks on subsea cables. BAE successfully tested its Herne submarine...
Amazon’s Zoox Launches Its Autonomous Robotaxi Service
Amazon's Zoox has announced that its robotaxi service is now available on and around the Las Vegas Strip after months of testing. The autonomous rides are free and can be booked through the Zoox app for iOS and Android devices. This is the company's first official...
Gasoline vs. Electric Cars: A Plug-In Hybrid Can Give You Best Of Both Worlds
Despite the growing popularity of traditional electric vehicles, not everyone is ready for one. There's another option that's a good first step for many drivers: plug-in hybrids. "A plug-in hybrid is the gateway drug for EVs," says Amelia Dalgaard, an automotive...
US Ending Electric Vehicle Carpool Lane Access Program
The federal government is barring states from allowing electric vehicles and other clean cars to use carpool lanes without meeting vehicle occupancy requirements starting October 1, California officials said on Wednesday. California Governor Gavin Newsom said single...
A Chameleon’s ‘Ballistic Tongue’ May Inspire Blood Clot-Clearing Robots
The sticky, slimy tongues of chameleons and salamanders may not sound like a great inspiration for engineering projects or medical innovations. But according to researchers at the University of South Florida, the same biological mechanics used to capture and devour...
Why Some Planes Are Now Flying Without Pilots Onboard
The shift towards unmanned planes is driven mainly by cost efficiency and the need to address pilot shortage issues. Operating unmanned planes can significantly reduce labor costs, and they can also help mitigate the risk of human error, which is a leading cause of...
Smart Mobility Today: 8 September 2025
There has always been a tug of war between humans and nature, and nature more often wins. In this week's Smart Mobility Today, listen to stories about how researchers and inventors are using science and technology to find solutions to the constant pull between us and...
Drones Blasting AC/DC And Scarlett Johansson Are Helping Biologists Protect Cattle From Wolves
For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them didn’t have drones. But a team of biologists working near the California-Oregon border do, and they're using them to blast AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” movie clips and live...
How Autoworkers Are Retraining For The Robot Revolution
General Motors Co. worker Annie Ignaczak spent years walking in circles on concrete factory floors, assembling the same parts and counting down hundreds of pieces she and her coworkers needed to finish before lunch. "You're doing the same movement hundreds, if not...
Irvine Deploys Robots To Scout Sidewalks For Accessibility Issues
If Pixar’s Wall-E and Eve had a kid, it might look a lot like Smokey and Turbo — two white, tread-wheeled service robots with big blue eyes that can light up into smiles or even heart shapes. Aim a camera at them, and they cock their heads as if they’re posing. The...
