The Industry Innovation Report
Tesla Recalls Over 800K Vehicles Due to Problem with Seat Belt Reminder Chimes
The recall is among the largest in the Austin, Texas, company’s history and covers all four models in its lineup. Tesla is recalling more than 817,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the seat belt reminder chimes may not sound when the vehicles are started and the driver...
GM’s Cruise Brings Self-Driving Car Rides to San Francisco
In an announcement on February 1, 2022, Cruise revealed it is now accepting sign-ups from interested riders who’d like to take one of the company’s self-driving cars for a spin. Lucky participants will be given rides in driverless cars, which are equipped...
Electreon, Ford Developing In-Road Charging System Near Mobility Tech Hub
Ford Motor Co. is working with Israeli startup Electreon to construct a mile-long road near Detroit’s Michigan Central Terminal that will charge electric vehicles as they travel on it. The pilot program will deploy an inductive in-road charging system in partnership...
NASA Lays Out Plan for the International Space Station’s Final Years
The International Space Station's final nine years are going to be busy. NASA just released a report outlining the big-picture goals for the rest of the orbiting lab's operational life, which is expected to end with a controlled deorbit in January 2031....
Annotell Raises $24M to Develop Data Labeling Tools for Autonomous Driving Systems
Interest in self-driving vehicle technologies has grown during the pandemic, particularly as surges in infections make deliveries and taxi rides riskier. Markets and Markets optimistically predicts that autonomous car sales will reach 62.4 million units by...
Autonomous Vehicles Need Stricter Rules -U.S. Safety Group, Labor Unions
U.S. labor unions and a consumer safety advocate on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to add more safeguards to ensure autonomous vehicles are safe before being deployed in wide numbers on U.S. roads. Lawmakers at a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure...
UK: Lack of Agri-tech Knowledge ‘Holding Farmers Back’
A lack of knowledge is holding many farmers back from investing in new agricultural technology, according to a new survey by NFU Mutual. Lack of access to finance was the second highest reason limiting respondents (30%), followed by uncertainty about the future (17%)...
Frightening Reality of Meta-Built Artificial Intelligence That Can Think ‘the Way We Do’
Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg was met with a mixed reaction after touting his company's "exciting breakthrough" towards creating an artificial intelligence system that thinks "the way we do." In a Facebook post on Thursday, Zuckerberg hailed the development...
May Mobility in Ann Arbor Closes $83M Series C Funding
May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle technology company based in Ann Arbor, has announced the initial closing of a Series C round of funding with an investment of $83 million led by Mirai Creation Fund II, a managed fund of Sparx Group Co. Other new investors are Tokio...
General Motors Plans 8,000 New Tech Hires to Power EV Goals
General Motors Co said on Wednesday it would hire more than 8,000 new technical staff this year, as the U.S. automaker accelerates its development of electric vehicles and software-driven services. The company said it is expanding teams that electrify cars, develop...
