DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


COMING SOONER THAN YOU THINK: HYUNDAI e-VTOL



                                            Source:  Supernal

  • Hyundai is going to highlight a new e-VTOL at CES 2024
  • Hyundai and its AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) partner Supernal intend to build a vertiport, which will house their e-VTOL, so people attending the CES event in Las Vegas can see the future of transportation
  • The vertiport is a mini airport designed for e-VTOL aircraft that can be located almost anywhere in cities or rural areas
  • The Hyundai e-VTOL has a V-shaped tail and multiple rotors
  • Rotors rotate 90-degrees 
  • Hyundai's e-VTOL should be available in 2028
  • Hyundai's flying taxi can carry a pilot and 4 passengers
  • In 2024, Hyundai and Supernal plan on flying a full-scale technology demonstrator
  • Hyundai says their e-VTOL will be safe, clean, accessible and open up new travel routes.
THE BUZZ ON CC:  SMART BEEHIVES




                                                                Source:  Stock

  • New startup Beewise is using AI and connectivity to care for and monitor beehives in this challenging time of Climate Change.  Here are some key facts:
  • Bee populations globally are being decimated by Climate Change and the extreme weather and extreme temperatures that it's causing
  • Bees, as pollinators, are integral to global food supplies
  • Beewise, a new startup, has created a smart house for bees, called Beehome, which is AI smart and connected
  • Some of its capabilities:
  1. Cameras to watch bee productivity and honeycomb growth
  2. Regulates temperatures
  3. Releases additional food to the bees, as needed, via an app
  4. Remotely closes to keep the bees safe from pesticides when farmers are using them
  5. AI analysis of data from the hives to track trends, provide R/T information to help beekeepers help the bee colonies to thrive
  6. Can inform a beekeeper that a hive is threatened and let then correct it before the hive is destroyed
  • Currently seeking money from VC investors
  • Company is headquartered in Israel with a US headquarters in San Francisco area
  • Hopes to grow from monitoring 3,000 smart hives to 10,000.
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