The Innovation Report
What To Know About The Stargate Deal With OpenAI
When the White House announced the new $500 billion Stargate AI venture from OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle on Tuesday, he promised it would ensure "the future of technology" in the U.S. So far, Wall Street appears to agree, with some analysts speculating about its...
Solar Power Surpasses Coal In EU For First Time
Solar overtook coal in the European Union's electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc's power sector, according to a report released Thursday. Gas generation, meanwhile, declined for the fifth year in a row and...
FRA Approves First Autonomous Railcar Test Program
The Federal Railroad Administration will allow Parallel Systems to test its autonomous, self-propelled flatcar system on a pair of Genesee & Wyoming short lines in Georgia. The FRA last week approved the request from Parallel, Georgia Central Railway and Heart of...
IAC At CES 2025 Features First Race With Four Autonomous Cars At Once
The roar of engines in autonomous race cars returned to the Las Vegas Speedway on a blustery, cold Thursday. The now annual Indy Autonomous Challenge, or IAC, at CES kicked off with a familiar format: a thrilling head-to-head dual competition, where AI drivers — and...
2025 Will Be An Important Year For EV, Executive Says
“The new administration presents challenges in the near term,” said Bassem Ammouri, chief operating officer of EV Connect Inc., which provides EV charging management software and services. A $7,500 tax credit for purchasing an EV may be on the chopping...
Human Hands Are Astonishing Tools – Here’s Why Robots Are Struggling To Match Them
The human hand is one of the most staggeringly sophisticated and physiologically intricate parts of the body. It has more than 30 muscles, 27 joints alongside a network of ligaments and tendons that give it 27 degrees of freedom. There are more...
CES 2025 Was All About Software-Defined Vehicles
The automotive buzzword at CES 2025 in Las Vegas this year was “SDV.” That’s “software-defined vehicle,” which automakers have gone all-in on with AI integrations, autonomous and advanced driving, in-vehicle displays, passenger comfort features, smart charging and...
Global EV Sales Up 25% In Record 2024
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a quarter last year to over 17 million cars, helped by a fourth consecutive month of record sales in December as China continued to grow and Europe stabilised, data showed on Tuesday. Incentives and...
Robots Should Be Repurposed Rather Than Recycled To Combat Rising Scale Of E-Waste, Scientists Warn
The robotics industry should be creating robots that could be reprogrammed and repurposed for other tasks once its life span is completed, University of Bristol and University of West England researchers have advised. The study, published in Towards...
This Fast And Agile Robotic Insect Could Someday Aid In Mechanical Pollination
With a more efficient method for artificial pollination, farmers in the future could grow fruits and vegetables inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture's harmful impacts on the environment. To help make this idea a reality,...
