DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


PEUGEOT'S INCEPTION CONCEPT: FUTURE OF DRIVING









                                            Source:  Peugeot


  • For Peugeot, the Inception concept, just unveiled in London, showcases the simpler, more refined design approach that will be showcased in its new models starting in 2025
  • But the EV showcases a lot more:  the future of driving surrounded by brand new, futuristic technologies, including:
  1. Charging by induction, which is wireless charging by driving over an electrified pad
  2. Next-G intelligent cockpit
  3. Steering by wire that eliminates the traditional steering wheel
  4. Dashboard replaced by "Hypersquare" control with digital electric touch controls and tablet screen replacing mechanical links
  5. When autonomous, Hypersquare controller retracks and a large panoramic screen slides up from the floor
  6. Expected range of nearly 500 miles
  7. 0 to 62 mph in less than 3 seconds
  8. Hands free, autonomous driving
  9. Pillarless wide-open doors
  10. Low, sleek aerodynamic design
  11. All-electric
  12. 100 kWh battery
  13. 2 electric motors with 1 on each axle
  14. Four-wheel drive
  15. 680 hp
  16. 800 V technology
  17. Charger extends range 93 miles in 5 minutes
  • This EV concept by Peugeot is one of the most powerful harbingers of the future of driving for all of us.


OUR AI CHATBOT CAN INTERVIEW YOU NOW




                      Source:  Stock

  • Big new trend: AI chatbots are being used more and more to screen job applicants.  Here are some key details:
  • Mostly being used to screen applicants for blue collar jobs
  • Being used with increasing frequency in industries like fast food, restaurant, retail, hospitality and healthcare
  • AI chatbots can create hiring efficiencies, especially by eliminating candidates who aren't qualified
  • However, chatbots can cause glitches like failing to schedule next steps and failing to understand people with speech impediments
  • There is concern about biases being built into AI by those training them such as bias against applicants slow to respond or who use certain vocabulary words
  • Legislation has been filed to regulate AI chatbot hiring tech
  • Conclusion:  AI chatbots can trim costs and free-up staff from wading through hundreds, if not thousands of applicants; and while it isn't perfect, legislation and modifications are underway to improve algorithmic hiring tech, which is rapidly becoming a new reality.

NASA & DARPA TO LAUNCH NUCLEAR POWERED ROCKET





                     Source: DARPA, NASA, Lockheed Martin




  • As soon as 2025, NASA & DARPA, the US Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency, will launch the 1st nuclear powered rocket
  • Here are the key facts on the nuclear-powered rocket called DRACO:
  1. $499 million launch mission will be the 1st test in orbit of a nuclear spacecraft
  2. New type of rocket propulsion system powered by nuclear fusion reactor
  3. Nuclear fusion power system is 3 to 4-times more efficient than current systems
  4. Cuts space travel time down significantly- just 45 days from Earth to Mars
  5. This is envisioned to be a gamechanger in space travel
  6. NASA and DARPA have selected Lockheed Martin to design, build and test the prototype
  • The test rockets will stay in orbit 300 years at altitudes up to 1,240 miles above the Earth, "long enough for the radioactive fuel to decay to safe levels".

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