The Innovation Report
Flying Cars Are About To Take Off
When Xpeng Aeroht, an offshoot of Chinese EV startup Xpeng, showed its flying concept car at the Bangkok auto show last year, it turned heads. Now the Chinese startup is ready to take to the skies. The company’s “Land Aircraft Carrier” is expected to transition from...
How Smart Cities Leverage AI To Integrate Services & Improve Efficiency
The concept of a smart city has been around for a long time, but many cities end up providing only isolated services, such as bike-sharing schemes or smart bins. In reality, a truly smart city involves much more. It requires a well-designed IT infrastructure capable...
Arizona Gets Biggest Solar Project In The US To Power 180,000 Homes
The US has approved plans to construct one of the nation’s biggest power-producing solar projects. The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has authorized Jove Solar to develop a large-scale solar energy facility in La Paz County, Arizona. Located about 30 miles west of...
Uncertainty Over Trump’s EV Policies Clouds 2025 Forecast For Carmakers
Electric vehicle demand is expected to keep rising this year, but uncertainty over policy changes and tariffs is clouding the forecast. S&P Global Mobility expects global sales of 15.1 million battery electric vehicles in 2025, which would mark a 30% jump. Battery...
Ypsilanti City Vehicles Going Electric-First In New Policy
Ypsilanti is going electric-first for its city-operated vehicles. The City Council voted to update its alternate fuel policy, directing staff to prioritize purchasing and using electric options for vehicles operated by the city, including cars, trucks and heavy...
Robot Assisted Surgery Aiding Recovery Time
Patients are recovering quicker and receiving improved care, thanks to robotic assisted surgery, a hospital trust has said. More than 200 patients at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) have had the surgery, which uses a system called Da Vinci XI,...
AVs Don’t Do Snow — Solution Is Smarter Tires
Self-driving fleets are escorting record numbers of passengers around cities like Phoenix and San Francisco. But that isn’t the case in frigid Midwest outposts like Akron, Ohio, home to tire company Goodyear, where hands remain firmly on the steering wheel. “Snow...
Autonomous Buildings, Not Autonomous Vehicles, Are The Key To Slowing Climate Change
The image of smog blanketing a traffic-choked urban highway has cemented the perception that cars are the primary source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the driving force behind climate change. In reality, gas-powered cars and vans account for only about 10%...
Blue Origin To Launch New Glenn Rocket
Blue Origin plans to launch the debut mission of its powerful New Glenn rocket early Friday morning (Jan. 10), and you can watch the action live. New Glenn is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday during a three-hour window...
Aerodynamic Sensors Could Speed Up AVs
If you live in one of the roughly dozen US cities where autonomous vehicles are present, you likely recognize them by their eye-catching, spinning tops. These high-tech flappers are filled with sensors—usually a mix of LiDAR, radar, and cameras—that serve as the eyes...
