DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

                 By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

UBER EATS DEPLOYING 2,000 AI-POWERED ROBOTS

                                      Source:  Serve Robotics

• Uber Eats is going to deploy 2,000 AI-powered robots across the US by 2026 to deliver and drop-off food orders
• Robot deliveries will be available through the app to select customers
• The bots have 4 wheels, are self-driving and are the creation of robotics company Serve
• They can carry 50 pounds of food for 25 miles on a single charge
• Soon, in major cities in the US, your Uber Eat's salads, burritos and other foods will be coming by robot with human-contact free deliveries
• The customer unlocks the robot to retrieve the food by using a secret code
• The robo-deliveries are part of Uber's plan to be a zero-emissions mobility platform by 2040.

NASA & UFOs GO MAINSTREAM

                    

                   Source:  US Department of Defense & NASA

• NASA is holding an historic public meeting on UFOs, bringing the once scoffed at subject into the mainstream
• This will be NASA's first update on the status and investigation of unidentified flying objects in the skies
• Pentagon and FAA officials will present their agencies findings on UFOs
• NASA has established an independent task force which has been studying UFOs in the skies and also in the oceans since September 2022
• The forum is expected to last 4 hours and will provide a "scientific perspective" on the search for extraterrestrial life and UFOs
• The Pentagon recently documented 650 unidentified aerial phenomena cases that cannot be explained
• Update:  NASA presented some new cases including an unexplainable metallic aerial orb in the Middle East last year
• They are getting 50 to 100 new reports a month
• NASA says it will release a full report with more findings in July.

HOTTEST BARGAIN EV EVERYBODY WANTS

                    

Source:  BYD

• Chinese automaker BYD's Seagull is arguably the hottest EV in the world with a starting price of $11,300
• The very capable EV had thousands of pre-orders right out of the box and now is exclusively on sale in China
• At the moment BYD has no plans to sell the EV anyplace else
• Seagull comes in 3 trims, all built on BYD's e-platform 3.0 with a 74-hp, single front electric motor
• Top speed is 80 mph
• Top trim starts at $13,000 and has a 38 kWh battery pack and 251 mile range
• Other 2 trims have 30 kWh battery with 189 mile range
• Recharge on the 3 trims is from 30% to 80% in 30 minutes
• Interior is simple with physical buttons, a 7" dashboard display and 11.1" infotainment display
• Many Americans and Europeans are saying why don't we have an affordable EV like this here?

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