The Innovation Report
Texas: Bot Auto Plans To Launch A Full-Scale Pilot Program
Later this year the Houston-based Bot Auto plans to launch a full-scale pilot program on another route, setting its sights on the equally busy stretch between Houston and San Antonio—a distance of 200 miles. This means the company's SAE Level 4 hardware and software...
Google’s Biggest Acquisition Ever Is Cyber Firm Wiz
Wiz looks set to become Google’s largest-ever acquisition in a deal worth around $50 billion ($US32 billion), after a smaller bid was reportedly rejected last year. Announced on Wednesday, the all-cash takeover would see Google add Wiz to its growing cloud business,...
Ford Hires Former Lululemon Exec To Create New Software, Services In Its Cars
A day after the Ford Motor Co. board praised CEO Jim Farley for bringing fresh talent to the company, the Dearborn-based automaker announced another top hire: a former executive from Lululemon clothing company to run Ford's integrates services division. Michael Aragon...
GM Taps Nvidia For Next-Gen AVs, Factory Robots
GM announced at Nvidia's GTC conference today that it will use Nvidia's Drive AGX chips in its next-generation passenger vehicles, with a focus on autonomous driving. "In the future, we expect to launch personal autonomous vehicles, or PAVs, with the ability to take...
Liquid Sunshine: Sungrow Hydrogen Leads China’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project
Sungrow Hydrogen has emerged as a pivotal player in China's groundbreaking 'Liquid Sunshine' initiative, securing the primary contract for this massive green hydrogen demonstration project. The company is tasked with delivering 16 high-capacity alkaline electrolyzers...
Engineering Sense Of Touch For People Who Are Paralyzed
In 2023, the team at Feinstein implanted two sets of computer chips in Thomas's brain. One set detects signals coming from areas that control movement. The other delivers signals to areas that process touch and pressure. These chips are wired to twin pedestals on...
Mass Production Of Flying Cars In Sight Amid China’s ‘Low-Altitude Economy’
A Chinese company is gunning to become the world's first mass producer of flying cars in 2026, as the country ramps up a drive to develop its "low-altitude economy." The futuristic vehicle in question — a "land aircraft carrier" in which a passenger drone unfolds from...
Robot Dogs And Drones Used To Protect UK Heritage
Robot dogs and drones could be used if a disaster like 1984's devastating fire at York Minster was to happen at a major heritage site today, Historic England has said. A lightning strike at the minster was believed to have sparked the catastrophic blaze which caused...
Chinese EVs Use This Tech To Get Up To 800 Miles Of Range — U.S. Automakers Want In
Shop around for a new car and you’ll come across an array of acronyms. There’s BEVs (battery electric vehicles), HEVs (hybrid electric vehicles), PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles), and of course that’s all in contrast to ICE (internal combustion engine) cars....
Climate Change, Already Causing Problems On Earth, Could Soon Create A Mess For Orbiting Satellites
Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology calculated that as global warming caused by...
