Important Innovations

May be Tesla's Hottest Vehicle Source:  Tesla Model Y  CEO Elon Musk's Roll-Out of Model Y The Model Y is Tesla's first crossover SUV.  It's aimed at an incredibly popular segment in the US:  what's called the lower end of the EV market.  CEO Elon Musk is way ahead of schedule on production of the SUV.  First deliveries on the electric, all wheel drive crossover will start in March instead of the summer as previously announced.  Also, this SUV has additional distance.  It now can go 350 miles on a single charge, instead of 280 as Tesla had previously estimated. Big Expansion and Big Expectations Elon Musk anticipates a big market for this car.  He anticipates the Y will outsell every other vehicle that Tesla makes.  As a result, he's expanding production.  Currently, the Y is being produced at a Tesla facility in Freemont, CA.  But in 2021, he's going to expand production to Shanghai and later to Berlin.  The EV is priced at a range fro

Hummer EV Pickup Truck for Sale 2021 Source:  GM Front Bumper of Hummer EV Gas Guzzler No More At tonight's 2020 Super Bowl Game 54, GM is unveiling a comeback version of the Hummer that is all-electric.  It's a battery powered electric Hummer EV pickup truck that will be teased in a :30 ad featuring basketball star LeBron James.  The Hummer EV will be officially unveiled in May 2020 and go on sale in September 2021.  This is another big GM electric vehicle bet. CEO Mary Barra believes that the future of driving is electric. Technology Details The pickup's battery is huge.  It's capable of generating 1,000 horsepower and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in three seconds.  It also has a high towing capability.  GM hasn't disclosed the price or how far the EV can go on a single charge.  And, the only image that GM has provided so far is the front bumper area of the EV as shown in the picture above. Electrifying Competition The electric pic

A First in the 54 year old History of the Super Bowl Source:  KC's Norma Hunt with QB Patrick Mahomes and Safety Tyrann Mathieu Women and the Business of Football For the first time in the history of the NFL, the 2020 Super Bowl teams are each owned by a woman. Norma Hunt, known as the "First Lady of the NFL" is the owner of the Kansas City Chiefs. And, billionaire businesswoman Denice York is the owner of the San Francisco 49'ers. This is a first in the 54 year history of the Super Bowl.  The global news agency Reuters is calling it "Sustainable Business".  Football is an overwhelmingly male-dominated sport but having women owners/leaders in the front office is putting some big cracks in the glass ceiling. First Female Super Bowl Coach There is yet another first with today's big game.  Katie Sowers will be the first female coach on the Super Bowl field as the Assistant Offensive Coach of the SF 49'ers. Chief's Norma Hunt Norma Hu

US Scientists Enable Jellyfish to Swim 3-times Faster Source:  Caltech New Invention with Big Potential to Monitor Health of Oceans Scientists at Stanford University and Caltech have created a pacemaker-like device that enables natural jellyfish to swim three times their normal speed.  The microelectronic, pulsing, tiny, prosthetic device generates electric jolts that make the fish triple their speed while using just twice as much energy.  The scientists and engineers involved in the project says the device causes no additional stress to the sea creatures.  They say the potential for this system is as vast as the ocean itself. Network of Live Ocean Monitors The scientific team says the combination of speed and energy efficiency from this device opens the possibility of using jellyfish to gather data from across the world's oceans. They envision equipping the jellyfish with sensors to track ocean temperatures, salinity and oxygen levels.  They say this could

Nike's Vaporfly Source:  Nike Vaporfly Springboard Empowered Running The $250.00 Nike Vaporfly running shoe has been cleared for use by elite runners in the upcoming Summer 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  The shoe appears to be the ultimate high tech innovation in running.  There's a carbon plate built into it that's designed to provide the runner with a spring in their step.  It's the world's first hi-tech springboard for runners that is getting tremendous results. Incredible Track Record Over the past year, runners wearing Vaporfly have recorded the five, fastest marathons ever.  And since the Vaporfly launch, the number of Adidas sponsored runners winning major marathons has been cut in half.  This is big business.  Running shoes are a $13 billion industry that's projected to grow 5% during each of the next 5 years. "Technological Doping" Critics have called the innovative technology shoe "technological doping".  But, the

Robotic Parking Service from Stanley Robotics Source:  Stanley Robotics Deployed, Tested and Being Greatly Expanded at Top European Airport The outdoor, robotic parking service developed by Stanley Robotics has tested so well that it's being expanded at Lyon Airport in France. The Airport is expanding the service from 500 parking spaces to 2,000 by summer of 2020 and 6,000 beyond that. Lyon Airport and Stanley Robotics have invented a very innovative and convenient airport parking lot that is leading the way in passenger parking convenience. Convenient and Easy Airport Parking by Robot Valets The expanded robotic service will be run by seven autonomous robots working simultaneously with 28 cabins to drop off and pick up cars.  Lyon Airport CEO Tanguy Bertolus says the service enhances customer convenience and the airport experience and cuts the environmental impact of airport activities.  In fact, it cuts the carbon dioxide emissions from cars looking for a parking spa

Rivian Partners with Lincoln to Produce Lincoln's 1st Electric SUV Hot Start-Up with Amazon & Ford Investment Backing Goes with Classy Brand Lincoln has announced that it's partnering with Detroit based EV startup Rivian to co-produce Lincoln's first all-electric vehicle.  Rivian is one of the hottest EV startups with $700 million in investments from Amazon and $500 million from Ford.  What Rivian has developed is a unique flexible skateboard platform on which to build electric vehicles.  Rivian has demonstrated the technology with its own electric SUV (shown above) and electric truck. This is a big coup for Rivian and a big opportunity for Ford to get a substantial return on its investment. According to Ford and Lincoln executive, the Lincoln electric SUV will have a special, classy style of its own on the Rivian skateboard platform. "Quiet Flight on a Flexible Skateboard" Lincoln executives say the new electric ve