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    XPONENTIAL 2022 — Call for Presentations now open!

    From the keynote stage at XPONENTIAL 2021, Brian Wynne, AUVSI President and CEO, discussed the significance of industry cohesion to move the unmanned systems industry forward: “We have this tremendous momentum right now… there’s just not a moment to lose.” AUVSI invites the entire unmanned and autonomous systems community to take part in continuing to... Continue reading

    UAS Symposium Episode IV: Updates on BVLOS, Operational Approvals, and More

    This week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and AUVSI hosted the Episode IV of the UAS Symposium – Remotely Piloted Edition. The event brought together the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) community at a pivotal moment, which much is happening from new rules on remote identification to a focus on beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)... Continue reading

    Fitting In: People, Privacy, and Public Acceptance of Unmanned and Autonomous Systems

    XPONENTIAL 2021 ended its last day with a host of panel discussions about the impending challenges for autonomous and unmanned systems to fit in with our society and gain public acceptance.  The innovation of autonomous vehicles and systems is exciting and disruptive.  However, full social acceptance and adoption has specific challenges.  Developing a Workforce for... Continue reading

    Zipline co-founder urges regulatory updates to speed benefits of drone delivery to Americans who need healthcare

    To support the autonomous revolution, the United States will need signifcant changes to existing regulatory frameworks, Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo told XPONENTIAL 2021 attendees in his keynote Thursday. “Everyone in this room has tried making small, incremental improvements or changes to the system over the past nine years,” said the 34-year-old entrepreneur, who co-founded the... Continue reading

    Zipline co-founder urges regulatory updates to speed benefits of drone delivery to Americans who need healthcare

    To support the autonomous revolution, the United States will need signifcant changes to existing regulatory frameworks, Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo told XPONENTIAL 2021 attendees in his keynote Thursday.  “Everyone in this room has tried making small, incremental improvements or changes to the system over the past nine years,” said the 34-year-old entrepreneur, who co-founded the... Continue reading

    Ethicist sketches 4 models of ‘ethics by design’ for AI decision-making, calling for education and collaboration before programming

    As we progress further into a world with decision-making machines, pioneering AI ethicist Dr. Paul Root Wolpe urged XPONENTIAL attendees in his keynote Wednesday not to let ethics be an afterthought.  “It has to be ethics by design,” said Wolpe, director of  Emory University’s Center for Ethics. Wolpe, whose career has included 17 years as... Continue reading

    Supporting the Next Generation of Autonomy with Policy and Governance

    XPONENTIAL 2021's second day move forward with a sprite momentum focused on policy and governance, and their crucial role in advancing the future of autonomous systems. Michelle Duquette, portfolio manager and outcome leader for UAS operations at The MITRE Corporation opened the first panel discussion by connecting the topic of policy and governance with the... Continue reading

    Brian Wynne: Community Cohesion Will Propel Us Toward Assured Autonomy

    In the time since AUVSI last convinced the unmanned systems industry for XPONENTIAL in-person in 2019, the environments and use cases in which these systems operate worldwide has significantly changed. As AUVSI President and CEO Brian Wynne stated during his Community Address kicking off this week’s XPONENTIAL 2021 programming in Atlanta, the Association and the broader community... Continue reading

    FAA chief hails industry collaboration as part of regulatory path to trusted integration, including progress on BVLOS

    In a keynote titled “Leading to Trusted Integration,” FAA Administrator Steve Dickson raised hopes of progress by the end of the year toward new beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) rules.  But first, he invoked the vocabulary of aviation to acknowledge that regulation is often seen as a “drag” on the unmanned aerial systems (UAS)... Continue reading

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    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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