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    Dawn of Drones | Episode 108: HevenDrones

    Successful drone programs incorporate the best-in-class drones. Heven Drones has designed hydrogen-powered drones (H2D55, HD Urban, H100), with extended flight times and larger payloads, and an extensive related ecosystem, to reimagine what drones can do! This week, on the Dawn of Drones, Bentzion Levinson, CEO at Heven Drones. The two will discuss how Heven Drones... Continue reading

    Dawn of Drones | Episode 106: Cleartopia Solutions

    Trent Casi, CEO of Cleartopia, joins Dawn this week, as we continue an incredible month dedicated to “Building Program Success” and sponsored by USI. Cleartopia is a Denver, Colorado-based geospatial technology partner that provides a wide range of cutting-edge hardware, software, data collection services, program consulting, training, and support to energy, engineering, surveying, and government... Continue reading

    AAM: Entry into Service

    The final day of the AAM Summit, co-hosted by FAA and AUVSI, began with a morning plenary session featuring Jessica Sypniewski, Deputy Assistant Administrator of FAA’s NextGen (ANG-2) and Dr. Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Assistant Director for Spacy Policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Sypniewski discussed the progress that the FAA has... Continue reading

    Autonomous Systems and Social Acceptance

    Day Two of the FAA Drone Symposium, co-hosted by AUVSI and the FAA, kicked off with a morning plenary session on Autonomous Systems and Social Acceptance. ​The session featured Deb Sanning, FAA Deputy Regional Administrator; Brendan Groves from Skydio, Taylor Lochrane, the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at DOT; Lauren Haertlein from Zipline; and Margaret... Continue reading

    The Future of Advanced Air Mobility

    In the opening plenary session of the AAM Summit on August 2nd, panelists discussed how AAM can provide new delivery and passenger transportation options in both urban and rural settings. However, achieving widespread access and benefits requires addressing equity challenges.  Participants included NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy; U.S. DOT Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy... Continue reading

    BVLOS Operations: From the Present to the Future

    The morning plenary of the FAA Drone Symposium covered different paths to obtaining approval to operate drones Beyond Visual Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS).  The panel of FAA experts and BEYOND program participants discussed BVLOS operations, their conditions and limitations, and upcoming plans. The session featured Brandon Roberts, Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking, FAA; Eric Bergesen, Director of... Continue reading

    Leading Defense Technology Companies and Investors Pen Open Letter Urging Acquisition Reform

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, June 26, 2023 - Applied Intuition, a software solutions provider for autonomous vehicle development, and 12 leading venture capital and defense technology firms announced an open letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III with concrete and actionable recommendations to reform acquisition, overcome barriers to innovation, and revise specific Planning, Programming,... Continue reading

    Skyfire Consulting: Today is the First Day of the Rest of the Drone Industry

    Every few years, a remarkable opportunity comes along in our democracy, whereby the people who are affected by certain regulations have the opportunity to weigh in on how those regulations are designed.  No — not the elections — the funding bills. In this case, it is time once again for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization season —... Continue reading

    About AUVSI

    Since 1972, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has enabled technical innovation, supportive policy, and inspired academic breakthroughs in the uncrewed industry.

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