Tech and Innovation News from The AJC in Atlanta GA

A BMW X5 luxury SUV might never be taken off road, but it can easily handle fire roads and dirt paths. (Courtesy Matt Degen/Cox Automotive)

THE STEERING COLUMN

Your car is more capable than you think

Cars are engineered to operate safely in extreme temperatures, from deep-freeze cold to deadly heat.

A robot dog patrols an Atlanta apartment instead of a human security guard

The Weather Channel app leans into ’80s aesthetics for its latest feature

The Weather Channel has integrated a retro feature into its app that presents real-time data in aesthetics that nod to the brand’s broadcast graphics from the 1980s.

THE STEERING COLUMN

Why station wagons still make sense — even if Americans ignore them

Many of the desirable characteristics that made wagons the go-to family vehicle are the same qualities car shoppers look for today.

Automotive company to expand near Atlanta. This one plans 160 jobs.

Highline Warren manufactures and distributes aftermarket products for automotive maintenance.

Why some Atlanta entrepreneurs are embracing shipping container storefronts

Containers offer some benefits. They're modular, durable and, at scale, cheaper and faster to build with than traditional construction, said one real estate executive.

Metro Atlanta company says it’s hiring 1,700 workers to meet AI, tech demands

Insight Global, a large company north of Atlanta, announced Monday it needs more human hands to helm artificial intelligence and technology innovations.

Robots are everywhere in Hyundai’s Georgia plant, but they can’t do everything

For many steps in the process at Hyundai’s sprawling Georgia auto factory, vehicles take shape without a person in sight. But humans are very much there in crucial roles.

Hyundai’s Georgia factory shows the future of auto manufacturing

Georgia data center’s rush to build a pop-up power plant raises concern

DATA SURGE

Georgia’s first data center ‘pop-up’ power plant is breaking rules, groups say

Environmental groups argue a data center in Covington and a 90-megawatt "off-grid" power plant under construction to serve it are violating state and federal pollution laws.

AJC HER+STORY

This exec worked her way up to Truist’s top job in Georgia. Here’s how.

Katie Saez holds Truist’s top job in the Peach State as Georgia regional president, with a corner office inside the Truist Plaza skyscraper in downtown Atlanta.