Important Innovations

   DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane AUDI'S TOUGH & BEAUTIFUL ACTIVESPHERE Audi has unveiled its Activesphere car concept & it's a show stopper that could radically change off-roading It's a rugged, off-roading SUV with elegant, good looks, adding up to a new concept that's both tough and beautiful Big with lots of body protection, particularly with the front skid plate & side skirts to guard it from off-roading damage Body is sweepingly aerodynamic with extra height on 34" wheels Designed to be mostly autonomous with the option for a driver to take the wheel Interior can be transformed to accommodate an active driver with the dashboard rising from the floor & the steering wheel emerging from underneath Interior can also be configured into an airy lounge to go along for the autonomous ride Particularly fascinat

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane AUDI'S TOUGH & BEAUTIFUL ACTIVESPHERE                                                                 Source:  Audi Activesphere Audi has unveiled its Activesphere car concept & it's a show stopper that could radically change off-roading It's a rugged, off-roading SUV with elegant, good looks, adding up to a new concept that's both tough and beautiful Big with lots of body protection, particularly with the front skid plate & side skirts to guard it from off-roading damage Body is sweepingly aerodynamic with extra height on 34" wheels Designed to be mostly autonomous with the option for a driver to take the wheel Interior can be transformed to accommodate an active driver with the dashboard rising from the floor & the steering wheel emerging from underneath Interior can also b

  Future of Flying: Planes Without Pilots                                                                         Source:  Reliable Robotics Reliable Robotics of California Bay Area startup Reliable Robotics is developing and flying in remote California autonomous planes.  The planes fly autonomously but are backed up and monitored by an onboard pilot who can take over in the event of an emergency and by remote operator who also can take over piloting the plane if need be.  Reliable Robotics isn't building new planes.  They're retrofitting Cessna's to operate and fly autonomously.  And while these planes continue to be upgraded and are under development, they are successfully test flying and not just on a drawing board. New Aviation Technology Reliable Robotics was founded by Robert Rose, an autonomous technology expert, who for years developed autonomous cars for Tesla and autonomous spacecraft for SpaceX.  He found out that to make the planes autonomous, he had to reinven