DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane

            DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      
         By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

TESLA CEO ELON MUSK'S MASTER PLAN 3

                                                                      Source:  Tesla
  • Elon Musk's Master Plan 3 is his vision for Tesla to help lead, through innovation & new technologies, the global effort to end of use of fossil fuels and transition to a world fueled by sustainable energy
  • As part of that goal, Tesla will be increasing its production of electric vehicles in all of its global factories, along with strongly advocating for zero-emissions EV deployments globally
  • Musk's innovation agenda also calls for repowering the energy grid with renewable energy sources - a huge, innovative initiative
  • Musk is advocating for more sustainably fueled planes & boats; the widespread use of heat pumps in homes & buildings; and the widespread use of hydrogen power for industries - another huge, series of green energy initiatives
  • He estimates the cost of a future fueled by green energy at $10 trillion
  • During his presentation at Tesla's annual meeting at its Austin, Texas headquarters, Musk also eluded to 2, new mystery cars in the Tesla pipeline:  a small car, possibly the $25,000 pedestrian e-car that he has been teasing, and a small industrial van that could be another of his teasers - a robotaxi
  • He confirmed plans for the next Gigafactory in Mexico
  • He also unveiled the company's new, more efficient EV manufacturing process that he calls "the Unboxed Process"
  • The innovative process would enable people and robots to work on building cars simultaneously, which he said would greatly increase efficiency and cut the size of the factory footprint by 40%.

SKODA'S UPCOMING, BIG SUV

                                        Source:  Skoda



  • At the Geneva Auto show, VW-owned Skoda unveiled its Vision S concept, which is the harbinger for its upcoming very large SUV, the 2024 Skoda Kodiaq
  • The new hybrid SUV has 7 seats and will go on sale in early 2024
  • The vehicle is based on VW's MQB platform and will be very similar to VW's upcoming 7-seat Tiguan
  • Kodiaq will be hybrid-electric with a 1.5 liter, 4-cylinder gas motor paired with a compact, 268 hp electric motor
  • Powered by a 89 kWh battery with a rage of more than 373miles
  • Innovative features include rotating 14.6" touchscreen to make it easier for passengers to watch movies & roof mounted camera to monitor a baby in a rear-facing seat
  • The selling price is expected to start at $29,845
  • The 2024 Kodiaq will be Skoda's new flagship vehicle.

ALGORITHM HELPS AMAZON WORKERS & ROBOTS WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY

                                                            Source:  Amazon

  • Amazon has developed a new algorithm that helps its employees & robots work together more efficiently & profitably
  • The new algorithm is saving Amazon a $1/2 Billion a year
  • It's called the robotic picking algorithm and it decides what specific units of inventory should be picked by the robot and carried over to the human employee's workstation to fulfill customer orders
  • Amazon say the new algorithm is a big winner & cuts order fulfillment time by greater efficiency 
  • Rather than the worker going to product shelves looking for items, the robots brings likely products shelves containing the ordered item to the worker
  • The algorithm has been so successful it has been implemented at all Amazon Fulfillment Centers
  • Amazon is currently using more than 100,000 robots at its operations
  • Amazon believes this is a great example of how humans and robots can work cooperatively together, drive greater efficiency and profitability.

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