The Innovation Report
Largest-Ever EV Battery Study Ever Puts Mercedes, Hyundai, BMW Ahead Of Tesla
Skepticism of electric vehicle ownership has spawned many comparisons, tests, and global studies of new and used EVs. A study performed by AVILOO, an Austrian company pioneering battery health diagnostic tools, revealed the battery condition of 20 different models...
Proposed Minneapolis Ordinance Would Require Drivers In AVs
A proposed Minneapolis ordinance would require self-driving cars to still have a person physically behind the wheel in hopes of saving jobs. Waymo says this is just a way to ban their cars. Robin Wonsley, who represents Minneapolis' Ward 2 on the City Council, helped...
Japanese Company Develops A Humanoid Robot ‘Ambulance’ For On-The-Spot Repairs
If you see what looks like an ambulance with a set of flashing lights weaving through Tokyo traffic, it might not be rushing to save a human. GMO Internet Group is unleashing what it calls Japan's first "humanoid ambulance" on the streets of Tokyo this month. A...
How 3 Dairy Farmers Are Milking 78 Cows Per Robot
In the world of robotic milking, the standard has long been a comfortable baseline: 60 cows per robot and a goal of 3.0 or more milkings per day. For years, that was the math farmers took to the bank. But for veteran Lely users Jason Baus of Wisconsin, Andy Meyer of...
Robot Dogs Serve As Cybersecurity Training Tools For Students At One Pennsylvania University
A four-legged teammate is helping Alvernia University students prepare for careers fighting cybercrime. His name is Frankie, and while he may look like a dog, he is actually a robot with a serious mission. Frankie has become hard to miss as he walks, dances and...
Rocket Experiment Tracks How Liquid Metal Solidifies In Microgravity
Scientists have used an X-ray detector on a sounding rocket, a type of research rocket that flies to the edge of space, then returns to Earth within minutes, to document metal dendrites—the branching structures that form as liquid metal cools—forming in microgravity...
Vehicle Spy Diagnostics
TRAINING FROM INTREPID CONTROL SYSTEMS Vehicle diagnostics are the command‑and‑response protocols that allow engineers to communicate directly with an electronic control unit (ECU) — retrieving deeper parameters, adjusting configurations, and troubleshooting system...
Smart Mobility Today: 14 September 2026
What a mix of stories today. At Global Auto Mobility and Smart Mobility Today we try to select the most current and interesting news about innovation. I often feel energized and excited after recording the Smart Mobility podcast. The sheer sense of discovery is...
Army Tests Fully Autonomous Ship Converted In Just 9 Days
As autonomous cars become more visible in certain cities, self-driving technology is being tested in other modes of transportation for the U.S. military. In late August, the U.S. Army conducted testing on a commercial offshore supply vessel in Hawaii, completing an...
Nebraska Farmer Uses Weed-Cutting Robots To Reduce Pesticide Use
A Burt County farmer is using robotic weed-cutting technology to reduce pesticide use and further his use of regenerative agriculture principles. Graham Christensen said he expects good soybean yields this year despite skipping his usual second application of...
