The Industry Innovation Report
China: Robots Riding Subway To Make 7-Eleven Deliveries
Subway commuters in Shenzhen, China, may soon need to make room for a fleet of chunky, snack-carrying delivery robots. Earlier this week, more than three dozen autonomous, four-wheeled delivery robots boarded and exited active subway trains, and eventually delivered...
NASA Won’t Publish Key Climate Change Report Online, Citing ‘No Legal Obligation’ To Do So
A major climate report, the U.S. government's primary, peer-reviewed climate assessment that is completed every four to five years, will not be published on NASA's website, reversing course after the White House indicated the space agency would make the document...
Stellantis To End Development Of Hydrogen Vehicles To Focus On EVs
Stellantis is ending efforts to develop hydrogen vehicles, shifting resources to electric cars and hybrids to meet EU’s tougher emissions standards. The move by the owner of the Peugeot, Fiat and Opel brands also means only a handful of carmakers, including Toyota,...
GM Will Provide Used EV Batteries For Energy Storage Systems
Driven by increased electrification of the transportation sector and artificial intelligence data centers, U.S. electricity demand is expected to grow by as much as 50% by 2040, according to the American Clean Power Association. Modular, battery-based electricity...
Jaguar Land Rover To Run Sustainability Test Pilot Ahead Of EV Roll Out
Jaguar Land Rover is about to test a sustainability pilot ahead of its anticipated electric vehicle roll out. JLR is collaborating with smart EV charging software platform, ev.energy, to support efforts to make charging more sustainable and affordable for its clients....
MOTOR Ai Secures $20m For Autonomous Driving Technology
MOTOR Ai, a German company specialising in cognitive AI systems for autonomous driving, has secured $20m in a seed financing round for the deployment of the company’s neuroscience-driven technology on public roads in Germany. eCAPITAL and Segenia Capital spearheaded...
Dublin Deploys AI-Powered Security Robots As Part Of Public Safety Pilot Program
A new kind of officer is patrolling the streets of Dublin, and it’s rolling on wheels. The City of Dublin has introduced two AI-powered security robots as part of a two-year pilot program aimed at enhancing public safety in high-traffic areas. The units are currently...
Michigan Loses Massive Semiconductor Plant Due To “National Economic Turmoil’
The company planning a massive semiconductor manufacturing center that promised 10,000 jobs near Flint pulled the plug on the deal this week, according to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who blamed the move on “national economic turmoil." The Sandisk Corporation...
TechTown Detroit: Growing The Startup Ecosystem
As part of the Global Auto Mobility Our Smart Future Series, we talked with Jacob Evan Smith, Director of Mobility & Health Innovation at TechTown Detroit about TechTown's approach to growing businesses in the unique Detroit and Michigan region. The following is...
Detroit Uses Robots To Clean Freeway
A vendor for the city of Detroit has assigned a crew with remote-controlled robotic mowers to help keep freeways clean and safe. Payne Landscaping, a vendor for the city of Detroit, has assigned a crew with remote-controlled robotic mowers to help keep freeways clean...
