The rise of autonomous vehicles is shifting demand for automotive chips and prompting OEMs to consider in-house design. How could this reconfigure value chains across industries?Established OEMs and start-ups have invested $106 billion in autonomous-driving capabilities since 2010. Much of this funding has gone toward enhancing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADASs), which handle braking, o...

Moncler has been at the forefront of the luxury outdoors trend, breaking ground with its Genius drops series over the past three years. Image: Courtesy of Moncler.Key Takeaways:Chinese millennial and Gen Z interest in slowing down and reconnecting with nature is fueling demand for high-end outdoor brands, collections, and collaborations. During this year’s 618 shopping festival, glamping was o...

IKEA continues the journey towards providing solutions that enable people to purify the air in their homes. Aiming to combine high performing air purifying solutions with design and technology, IKEA is stepping into the air category of IKEA Home smart by launching the first smart air purifier, STARKVIND. From October 2021, STARKVIND air purifiers will start to be available in IKEA retail channe...

When you think of millennials (born between 1980 and 1995) and Gen Z (born from around 1996 to sometime in the 2010s, depending on who you ask)—altogether about 170 million in the US—do you think of an investing powerhouse? You should. Eighteen- to 35-year-olds make up the majority of users of the Robinhood stock trading platform/app. (Remember when Robinhood wouldn't let you join in on the f...

The man was seemingly unconscious, but the autopilot was able to bring the vehicle to a stop.Companies like Tesla are creating software that can make highways safer, even when human drivers are incapacitated. And, this is one of those stories where autopilot saves the day.A 24-year-old Tesla owner in Norway’s eastern region ended up passing out while driving his Model S on Friday, July 30. Thi...

The age of Amazon Prime same-day delivery and Instacart grocery shopping has turned instant gratification into an expectation. For better or worse, modern delivery services have redefined priority mail, bringing goods to our doorsteps the same day we put in the order. As delivery operators streamline their services, designers are thinking up automated delivery bots to do the magic for us. Olive...

U.S. patent application, US20210234403, discloses an electronic device comprising wireless charging pads coupled to its body by a hinge. The wireless charging pads are rotatable about the hinges between a first position in which the wireless charging pads are closed and a second position in which the wireless charging pads are open. The wireless charging pads comprise wireless power transmittin...

Whether you’re a country or a company, brand reputation is crucial. For corporations trying to stand out amongst an array of competitors, name recognition can be make or break.The Axios Harris Poll polled a nationally representative sample of nearly 43,000 Americans to find out which 100 companies emerge as top of mind—for better or for worse.How is Brand Reputation Measured?The polling proce...

Cigarette butts are poisoning shoreline animals. This beach rover may help clean all that up.Every year, 4.5 trillion cigarette butts end up in the environment. Edwin Bos and Martijn Lukaart, cofounders of TechTics, came up with a human-robot interaction concept for a world without litter: BeachBot. BeachBot, or “BB” for short, can spot cigarette butts, pluck them out of the sand, and dispose...