The Industry Innovation Report
Newlab At Michigan Central Is For Startups Working Toward A Future Of Mobility
Newlab at Michigan Central is a building for startups who have a focus on working toward a future of mobility. Newlab, in the rehabbed Book Depository building in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood, has more than 25 companies, Ford said Tuesday in a news release, and has...
Satellite Gathers Best View Of Melting Glaciers
Scientists have obtained their best satellite assessment yet of the status of the world's glaciers. Europe's Cryosat satellite tracked the 200,000 or so glaciers on Earth and found they have lost 2,720bn tonnes of ice in 10 years due to climate change. That's...
Watch A Weird Robot Wiggle And Flap Like A Seal Moving On Land
With heavy bodies and small flippers, seals aren't the most graceful movers out of water. But despite appearances, a robot that imitates the way they flop over dry land might be effective in search and rescue operations where a wheeled robot would struggle, say the...
UK: Council To Start Hydrogen Bin Lorry Trial
A Derbyshire council is to trial the use of hybrid hydrogen-powered bin lorries in a bid to reduce its emissions. South Derbyshire District Council will start using two duel-fuel lorries in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. The authority aims to see how the vehicles...
Demand For EVs Growing — Can Charging Network Keep Up?
Demand for electric vehicles is growing and a new report forecasts that one out of every five vehicles sold worldwide this year will be electric. But charging those vehicles and getting the power you need when you want it can be more complicated. Science Correspondent...
EV Charing Company FLO Makes Michigan Announcement
At Global Auto Mobility, we started our week with FLO in Auburn Hills, Michigan. FLO is the Canadian EV charging company whose Michigan facility opened in October 2022. Battling the last snow day of Spring 2023, many members of the automotive press and other guests...
Spacex’s 1st Starship Launches On Epic Test Flight, Explodes In ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’
The most powerful rocket ever built put on quite a show during its debut space launch. With a mighty roar, the first-ever integrated Starship rocket soared toward space today (April 20) from SpaceX's seaside Starbase facility at Boca Chica Beach...
Will Port Charging Be The Next EV Infrastructure Frontier?
California has long been at the forefront of emissions and environmental regulation in the US, as over a dozen states follow its strict passenger vehicle emissions guidelines. As the EV industry grows rapidly, many of these states have also considered following...
Behold The Zero-Emission RV Concept With Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
Canadian and British-based company First Hydrogen has unveiled a new concept for a zero-emission recreational vehicle (RV) that uses fuel cell technology. Developed in partnership with German engineering services provider EDAG Group, the RV...
Supermarket Will Deliver Across London In ‘Britain’s Biggest Autonomous Home Delivery Trial’
Asda customers will from today be taking delivery of groceries from vehicles that can drive themselves as the supermarket has started a trial using autonomous cars. The retailer claims the move is Britain's biggest autonomous grocery home delivery trial to...
