DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

PEUGEOT'S INCEPTION CONCEPT: FUTURE OF DRIVING

Source: Peugeot

For Peugeot, the Inception concept, just unveiled in London, showcases the simpler, more refined design approach that will be showcased in its new models starting in 2025
But the EV showcases a lot more: the future of driving surrounded by brand new, futuristic technologies, including:

Charging by induction, which is wireless charging by driving over an electrified pad
Next-G intelligent cockpit
Steering by wire that eliminates the traditional steering wheel
Dashboard replaced by "Hypersquare" control with digital electric touch controls and tablet screen replacing mechanical links
When autonomous, Hypersquare controller retracks and a large panoramic screen slides up from the floor
Expected range of nearly 500 miles
0 to 62 mph in less than 3 seconds
Hands free, autonomous driving
Pillarless wide-open doors
Low, sleek aerodynamic design
All-electric
100 kWh battery
2 electric motors with 1 on each axle
Four-wheel drive
680 hp
800 V technology
Charger extends range 93 miles in 5 minutes

This EV concept by Peugeot is one of the most powerful harbingers of the future of driving for all of us.

OUR AI CHATBOT CAN INTERVIEW YOU NOW

Source: Stock

Big new trend: AI chatbots are being used more and more to screen job applicants. Here are some key details:
Mostly being used to screen applicants for blue collar jobs
Being used with increasing frequency in industries like fast food, restaurant, retail, hospitality and healthcare
AI chatbots can create hiring efficiencies, especially by eliminating candidates who aren't qualified
However, chatbots can cause glitches like failing to schedule next steps and failing to understand people with speech impediments
There is concern about biases being built into AI by those training them such as bias against applicants slow to respond or who use certain vocabulary words
Legislation has been filed to regulate AI chatbot hiring tech
Conclusion: AI chatbots can trim costs and free-up staff from wading through hundreds, if not thousands of applicants; and while it isn't perfect, legislation and modifications are underway to improve algorithmic hiring tech, which is rapidly becoming a new reality.

NASA & DARPA TO LAUNCH NUCLEAR POWERED ROCKET

Source: DARPA, NASA, Lockheed Martin

As soon as 2025, NASA & DARPA, the US Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency, will launch the 1st nuclear powered rocket
Here are the key facts on the nuclear-powered rocket called DRACO:

$499 million launch mission will be the 1st test in orbit of a nuclear spacecraft
New type of rocket propulsion system powered by nuclear fusion reactor
Nuclear fusion power system is 3 to 4-times more efficient than current systems
Cuts space travel time down significantly- just 45 days from Earth to Mars
This is envisioned to be a gamechanger in space travel
NASA and DARPA have selected Lockheed Martin to design, build and test the prototype

The test rockets will stay in orbit 300 years at altitudes up to 1,240 miles above the Earth, "long enough for the radioactive fuel to decay to safe levels".

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