The Innovation Report
3,500 Percent Solar Tariff Divides US Industry
An independent federal agency has backed imposing levies as high as 3,521 percent on China-linked solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries, writes Christa Marshall. The International Trade Commission concluded unanimously that U.S. manufacturers have been...
China Truck Market Expected To Be 50% Electric By 2028
Robin Zeng, the billionaire head of battery giant CATL, expects half of all new trucks sold in China will be electric-powered by 2028, a forecast that heralds huge disruption for the global market in heavy goods vehicles. In an interview with the Financial Times to...
Road Emission Policies Could Save 1.9M Lives By 2040
Smart policies addressing road transport emissions could save 1.9 million lives and prevent 1.4 million new children's asthma cases worldwide by 2040, according to a new study. This translates to preventing 310 premature deaths and 230 new children's asthma cases per...
Thune Clears Way For Vote On Ending California’s EV Mandate
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has overcome Democrat opposition to proceeding to a vote this week on overturning California’s electric vehicle mandate. In a 53-to-46 party-line vote, the Senate on Wednesday moved to proceed with a vote on revoking a...
FAA Gives Amazon’s Drones Go-Ahead To Carry Lithium-Ion Batteries
If you live in Arizona or Texas, you may want to invest in some flame-resistant umbrellas. Amazon announced Tuesday that it received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to deliver devices equipped with lithium-ion batteries via its Prime Air...
Robots May Soon Be A Common Sight, Warns OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes the world has yet to witness the full extent of AI’s transformative potential—particularly with the emergence of humanoid robots. In a recent interview withBloomberg, Altman stated that while many focus on AI replacing...
The World’s First Operating System For Smart Cities
The Cologne-based startup dataMatters, a spin-off of RWTH Aachen University, has introduced urbanOS, which it claims is the world’s first operating system for Smart Cities. This municipal operating system functions similarly to computer or smartphone...
U.S. Space Force General To Lead Trump’s $175 Billion Golden Dome Space Defense Program
The Golden Dome project aims to see the United States design and deploy a next-generation missile defense shield over the entire continental U.S. that will be able to detect, track and intercept hypersonic missiles and other advanced aerial threats. What makes Golden...
Removing The Weakest Link In Electrified Autonomous Transport: Humans
Thanks to our new global tariff war, the wild world of importing and exporting has been thrust into the forefront. There's a lot of logistics involved in keeping your local Walmart stocked and your Amazon Prime deliveries happening, and you might be surprised at how...
U-M Economists Predict Rising Jobless Rate, Auto Sales Slowdown In Michigan As Tariffs Hit
Higher tariffs and their impact on trade remain the "wildest of wild cards" when it comes to economic forecasts, according to the latest outlook released May 16 by University of Michigan economists. The U.S. economy remains "mostly healthy," U-M economists said,...
