DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

                                                                      

                 By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


HOT NEW HYUNDAI CONCEPT GOING INTO PRODUCTION


                                            Source: Hyundai

  • South Korean news organizations are confirming that Hyundai is putting its hot concept, the N Vision 74, into mass production and will announce and unveil the final production model on May 27
  • The retro-styled sports car is a combo hydrogen fuel cell and electric hybrid and has been getting rave reviews from automotive experts and automotive journalists
  • Experts are calling it one of the coolest concepts in recent history
  • Rear drive with 670 hp
  • Debuted as a "rolling lab" to explore powertrain development
  • Powered by two rear-mounted electric motors
  • 62.4 kWh battery pack fed by the hydrogen fuel cell that serves as an onboard generator
  • Retro-styled with major aerodynamic features including a massive wing, huge rear diffuser and big vents which may be toned down in the consumer production version
  • Important details like pricing, range, availability and performance to be released on May 27.

AI AS A FORCE OF EDUCATIONAL GOOD


                                                Source: Stock


  • UK Education Secretary Gillian Keegan believes that AI could bring innovative, "transformative change" to education
  • Speaking at the Education World Forum in London, she forecasted that it will change a teacher's daily workday for the better, by taking away the "heavy lifting" of grading tests, marking papers and formulating daily lesson plans
  • Keegan believes this could enable teachers to do what AI can't -- teach, up close and personal in front of the classroom
  • Keegan told the Education World Forum that AI has to be mastered and used as an assistive technology to improve education
  • Unlike others who are warning of AI's dangers, the UK Education Secretary urged educators to embrace it and likened AI to other new technologies that have been used to improve the quality of life.

GM'S $14,000 PICKUP


                                                    Source:  GM


  • Average price of a pickup truck is now $60,000, but GM just upended the global pickup truck market with a new, compact pickup concept priced at $14,000
  • Just unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show, the SAIC-GM-Wuling EV is specifically designed for the China market and its young, urban commuters
  • Called the Baojun Yep SUV, what it delivers is impressive:
  1. 67 hp electric motor
  2. Top speed - 62 mph
  3. Range - 200 miles
  4. "Car Watch" screen on tailgate for custom design
  • Concept is expected to go into production but so far for China only.

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