DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

         By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


1 OF WORLD'S 1ST COMMERCIAL FLYING TAXI DEALS



                                                        Source:  AutoFlight



  • Singapore-based advanced air mobility provider EVFLY has just purchased 205 eVTOLS (electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles) from AutoFlight to start passenger & cargo flights
  • This will comprise 1 of the 1st commercially available flying taxi, eVTOL fleets
  • AutoFlight is based in Shanghai and is focused on developing autonomous flight systems and eVTOLs
  • AutoFlight's flagship eVTOL Prosperity just established the eVTOL world record for its flight distance of 155 miles
  • First flights are expected to begin in the Middle East, specifically Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which are expected to become a global mecca for commercial advanced air mobility (AAM)
  • EVFLY expects to strategically expand its transport services to Asia and Africa and by 2025 to have certification to fly in Europe by ESA
  • AutoFlight is a flying taxi company to watch with its world record setting Prosperity and now a big commercial deal launching its operations
  • EVFLY is a global aviation transit operator to watch as it expands its suite of aircraft to include eVTOL flying taxis.

NEW AI STARTUP NOTION LABS TAKES OFF

                                                                        Source:  Notion
                                            Source:  Stock Image of Generative AI

  • San Francisco based productivity startup Notion Labs introduced new generative AI technology less than a month ago
  • The technology helps users to create and edit text, formulate an action plan/to-do list from office & client meetings and summarizes notes
  • Since its debut, sales have skyrocketed and it has experienced more than 14 million user encounters
  • Notion CEO & co-founder Ivan Zhao calls it a "new type of lego brick in our tool set"
  • It's a hot new piece of generative AI & priced at $10/month on top of the company's pricing plan for its suite of services.


SMART SOCKS - ELECTRONIC TEXTILES


                                                        Source: Nottingham Trent University

  • Scientists in the UK have developed a smart sock that can detect that a person has taken a fall with 99% accuracy in real time
  • It can also detect a near fall by a person with 94.2% accuracy
  • This new smart, electronic textile technology is of great value to help monitor the elderly, hospital patients, nursing home and assisted living residents
  • The wearable tech is composed of a small motion sensor embedded in a sock
  • Bluetooth connects the sensor to a phone to alert family or health care professionals about the incident & an algorithm processes the data surrounding the incident in real-time
  • The tech can also help prevent fails as having near falls is a precursor of having a real one
  • This breakthrough, new smart tech is being developed at Nottingham Trent University in the UK & has been successfully tested on humans.

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