Important Innovations Collection

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane REVERAND ROB - ROBO PREACHER                            Source:  Stock & Kodai-ji Temple's Mindar We are living at a time when AI robots are replacing surgeons, professors at Harvard, airline pilots, drivers and more -- new research asks could they replace human preachers  with Reverand Rob, the Robo Preacher? It's being tried:  In Kyoto, Japan at the 400-year-old Kodai-ji Temple a robot priest named Mindar is o...

 REVOLUTIONARY CAR-BIKE VEHICLE                                                  Source:  Canyon Bikes Canyon Bikes of Koblenz, Germany has developed a revolutionary half-car/half-bike vehicle called the Future Mobility Concept This concept vehicle, that looks like a car but functions like a bike, just pulled in $900 million in investment money for development Canyon Bikes says that the concept re-imagines how new bike technology can re-claim space for bikes on the road The vehicle is powered by the driver/rider pedaling it with the support backup of a 2,000 watt-hour electric motor The bike-car has an electric range of 93 miles It can accommodate two driver/riders with one on the pedals in the front and the other on pedals in the back Rider sits in a recumbent, laid back position with their feet on the pedals  Rider steers ...

 MERCEDES WINTER READY G-WAGEN                                                  Source:  Mercedes At the 2023 London Fashion Week, Mercedes and French luxury fashion brand Moncler debuted their unique, winter-ready 4x4 - Project Mondo G or the G-Wagen Mercedes calls the vehicle resulting from their 1-year collaboration with Moncler "a sculpture on wheels", which combines luxury motors with luxury fabric The G-Wagen is a 3-door, 4x4 SUV that is more of a work of art than a functional vehicle This is a huge SUV that's over 9 feet tall and 11 feet wide The vehicle has a removable top and the wheels are composed of Moncler's trademark fabric Mercedes calls the G-Wagen a work of art, molding the "strong geometry of the G-Class with organic forms of Moncler's puffed jackets" It is not known yet if a form of this radical car prototype will g...

 Mercedes-AMG S63 E is Most Powerful S Class Ever Source:  Mercedes-AMG Electrifying Performance from Mercedes' PHEV Sedan Mercedes has unveiled the most powerful S Class sedan that it has ever created.  And it is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) which happens to be Mercedes flagship.  It's the Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance hybrid.  The EV with its hybrid V-8 engine delivers a very powerful 791 hp and 1,055 ft-lbs of torque.  The vehicle is one of Mercedes most powerful vehicles ever and it is engineered for top driving performance.  Furthermore, as a flagship model, it heralds that PHEV's are a key direction for MB vehicles in the future. Beautiful Design The new EV design is elegant, classic and beautiful. It is very much in the 4-door, luxury sedan S-Class tradition but with some upgrades.  There are 21-inch wheels, a bumper with big air intakes and a new AMG grille in the front.  These new touches give the car a more excitin...

Mercedes Vision AVTR Concept                                             Source:  Mercedes Vision Your Next Car in 50 Years Mercedes Benz engineers, designers and researchers have created a drivable car concept that for them embodies what a Mercedes might look like in the not-so-near future, perhaps in 50 years.  It's called the Mercedes Benz Vision AVTR.  Mercedes has taken this concept beyond a concept to an actual prototype car that can be driven and is being given a spin by a few automotive analysts and experts.  To say the least, the vehicle is nothing short of futuristic, spectacular driving. And it has a high-profile movie connection.  The AVTR is also a marketing vehicle in tandem with director James Cameron's upcoming movie "Avatar: Way of the Water", which will debut in movie theaters on December 16, 2022.  Fo...

New Mercedes Designed to Give Tesla Big Competition                                                  Source:  Mercedes Green, Zero Emissions Mercedes Mercedes has unveiled its 2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV. This is an all-electric crossover powerhouse of a vehicle that is designed to compete directly with Tesla.  The EV has a smaller footprint than the EQS SUV and it promises to be sleek, powerful and very agile, particularly when equipped with rear-axle steering.  The electric SUV is an important part of Mercedes' EQ lineup which includes the new EQS and EQE sedans. Mercedes Technologies on Display The EQE SUV's deliver 617 hp or 677 hp from a Boost function in the AMG Dynamic Plus Package.  It can do 0 to 62 mph in 3.5 seconds.  The powertrains include rear wheel drive and dual motor, 4Matic all-wheel drive with different...

MB's Big, Powerful, Connected EV                                                                                Source:  Mercedes EQS Offers Electric Off-Roading The new, 2023, all-electric, Mercedes EQS SUV is getting plenty of rave reviews.  It is a 3-row, elegant and powerful Mercedes SUV built on the same electric platform as the EQS sedan.  This new SUV is big, loaded with technologies and powered by nothing but electricity.  Mercedes calls the EQS its next step toward "the next era of mobility".  With its strategy "Ambition 2039", Mercedes aims to have a global fleet of green passenger vehicles in operation that are carbon neutral by 2039 and EVs like the new EQS SUV are a big part of that vision. Tech Specs & More The ne...

Mercedes' Vision EQXX Prototype                                                                      Source: Mercedes Benz Electric Car With Maximum Range and Efficiency Mercedes Benz has a highly advanced technology experimental platform on wheels.  It's called the Vision EQXX prototype and MB technologists have been developing it and experimenting with it for a year and a half on the roads of Germany.  The EV just set another record for maximum range and efficiency, clocking 747 miles on a single charge. The electric sedan is being called the world's most efficient, innovative and technologically advanced EV, which is exactly what Mercedes' engineers were tasked to create.  No telling if or when it will go into production.  But experts say we will see much of its ...

EV That's Being Called a "Knockout"                                                    Source:  Hyundai What Looks Like Hyundai's Newest Electric Winner Hyundai is on a roll right now.   Thanks to the Ioniq 5 SUV EV and the Kia EV 6 crossover (Hyundai owns Kia), Hyundai is now the 2nd biggest seller of EVs in the US.  Now, the South Korea based automotive giant  has just unveiled its new EV Ioniq 6 to rave reviews. One automotive expert called the upcoming 2024 Ioniq a "knockout".  The EV sedan debuts after Hyundai's wildly successful Ioniq 5, which is one of the brand's top new EVs.  The Ioniq 6 has very smooth lines and is sculptured for aerodynamic driving.  The design is being called the perfect combination of future and retro.  The curvaceous roof, shoulder and window lines taper into ...

Vision EQ Silver Arrow                                        Source: Mercedes Benz Car Inspired by the Past, Revolutionized by the Future Mercedes' EQ Silver Arrow concept car is arguably their most futuristic vision of what electric driving can be. The Silver Arrow is a stunningly beautiful, smooth, sleek sports car that is the crown jewel of Mercedes' creative design and technologies.  First introduced in 2018, the Silver Arrow is a one-seater, inspired by the world record breaking Mercedes racecar W125 from 1937.  The W125 set a world, 268 mph speed record that held until 2017. The new EV concept is the perfect mix of old-world luxuries with new, highly advanced technologies. Mercedes says the Silver Arrow is their signpost to the future of automotive design. Tech Specs Mercedes has conceived the concept as an all-electric vehicle, that is soundless....

 Powerful, Stunning, Once-in-a-Lifetime Car                                              Super: Mercedes AMG One Top Speed of 219 MPH The Mercedes AMG One is one powerful, hybrid-electric hypercar.  The One has the same 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 engine used in Mercedes' winning F1 race cars, along with four electric motors.  The combination pumps out 1,049 hp and a top speed of 219 mph.  This vehicle is street legal, race ready and is going into production, five years after it was unveiled as an eye-popping prototype.  The One is nothing short of a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime car.  Mercedes is producing only 275 vehicles priced at $3 million each. Tech Specs The vehicle is very impressive.  Mercedes developed a unique Formula 1 powertrain that enables the vehicle to drive on regular roads.  The engine can rev u...