The Industry Innovation Report
Rivian On Track To Build 50,000 EVs In 2023
Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive said Monday that its first-quarter deliveries were in line with expectations and that it remains on track to produce 50,000 EVs in 2023. Rivian said in a statement that it produced 9,395 EVs in the first...
What Are The Different Types Of EV Chargers?
As we head into a world of electric cars, charging is the biggest concern for many first-time buyers. It makes sense. While the hype for electric cars themselves is arguably justified, the biggest drawback is the fact that you have to charge them, and right now, that...
GM Beats Ford To Take Second Spot In U.S. EVs Sales Behind Tesla
General Motors rode strong first-quarter sales of the Chevrolet Bolt to bump crosstown rival Ford out of second place in the U.S. electric vehicle sales race. But GM’s EV sales of 20,670 were still far below those of industry leader Tesla, which...
Scientists Film Deepest Ever Fish On Seabed Off Japan
Cruising at a depth of 8,336 meters (over 27,000 feet) just above the seabed, a young snailfish has become the deepest fish ever filmed by scientists during a probe into the abyss of the northern Pacific Ocean. Scientists from University of Western Australia and Tokyo...
Crazy Shapeshifting Drone Inspired By Dragons Forces Itself Around Objects
Graduate students at the University of Tokyo have outdone themselves and are changing the way we look at drones with their newest invention. They created a group of futuristic-looking drone prototypes that can change their structural shape midair. As you will see in...
NASA Releases Draft Strategy For Long-Term Robotic Mars Exploration
NASA has unveiled a draft strategy for long-term robotic exploration of Mars that emphasizes low-cost missions and potential commercial partnerships. At a meeting of two committees of the National Academies’ Space Studies Board March 29, Eric Ianson, director of the...
Robots Making Waves Under The Ocean
The global ocean economy — everything from food and transportation to energy and telecommunications — is predicted to amount to $3 trillion by 2030, more than most countries' GDP. And it will only grow as the world transitions to renewable energy sources,...
Smart Cities: The Rise Of Digital Twins
According to the World Economic Forum, the global digital twin market is booming. Last year, it projected that the sector would be worth US$48.2 billion by 2026, a compound annual growth rate of 58 per cent. Another report, published by tech firm ABI Research,...
Venti Raises $29M To Design AVs For Industrial And Logistics Hubs
We are still likely many years away from wide-scale deployment, let alone adoption, of fully autonomous vehicles on our streets, but in the meantime, autonomous vehicle companies focusing on closed-campus environments continue to raise funding and make headway in...
White House Announces New Partnerships To Boost EV Production
The White House on Thursday announced it will team up with a number of major American companies and nonprofits in an effort to ramp up electric vehicle production and transition the country from gas-powered cars and trucks by 50% through the next decade. A number of...
