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The Future of Freight is Autonomous

 In a keynote discussion at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL in Orlando, Florida, Tomas Ohlson, a founding engineer at Einride, a Swedish transport company specializing in electric and self-driving vehicles, described his company's efforts in automating the delivery of freight.   Supply Chain Digitization The automation of freight delivery - especially parcel delivery for the "last-mile" - is... Continue reading

Cybersecurity in Focus: Lessons learned from the Energy Sector

In a latter keynote panel discussion at XPONENTIAL 2022, four cybersecurity professionals discussed the topic of cybersecurity with important lessons learned from the energy sector.  The panel featured: Michael Robbins, executive vice president of government and public affairs, AUVSI, along with Shawn Bilak, cyber lead, Federal cybersecurity, Southern Company, Eric Cardwell, director of cyber risk... Continue reading

AUVSI Announces Fifth Annual XCELLENCE Award Winners: Operations, Technology and Innovation

(ARLINGTON, VA) — The Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) today announced the winners of the fifth annual XCELLENCE Awards during an awards ceremony at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022. The awards recognize companies and organizations, and individuals that achieved significant  accomplishments in operations, technology and innovation across the uncrewed systems community. “During AUVSI’s 50th anniversary year,... Continue reading

The State of Innovation: An Autonomous Florida

Beth Kigel, vice president, intelligent transportation and emerging mobility solutions at Florida-based HNTB Corporation facilitated the keynote discussion at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL in Orlando, Florida. The discussion featured Eric Schwartz, manager technology and innovation at Florida Power and Light and Ariel Avitan, chief commercial officer and co-founder of Percepto.  “Dronifying” Florida Eric Schwartz is quick to... Continue reading

LOCOMATION’S AUTONOMOUS TRUCKING TECHNOLOGY PROJECTED TO DISPLACE THE EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT OF TWO MILLION PASSENGER VEHICLES ANNUALLY

Pittsburgh, PA—Locomation, a leading provider of autonomous trucking technology solutions, released today a comprehensive GHG Projections Analysis that shows a major reduction in CO2 with the adoption of Locomation’s Autonomous Relay Convoy (ARC) system. Even a conservative adoption of ARC on just 25,000 Class 8 trucks running on Locomation’s 68 Autonomous Relay NetworkSM (ARN) interstate... Continue reading

Wisk Aero Partners with Long Beach to Make AAM a Reality in Southern California

KOHLER CO. ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN CASA GRANDE

The plant will produce high-volume bath and shower products to serve its Western U.S. customer base and lead to the creation of over 400 jobs    CASA GRANDE, AZ (February 17, 2022) — Kohler Co., a global leader in kitchen and bath products, is proceeding with constructing a greenfield plumbing ware manufacturing facility, ancillary warehouse,... Continue reading

XNRGY ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS IN ARIZONA

$300 million capital investment will lead to the creation of over 900 jobs  PHOENIX, AZ (January 25, 2022) — XNRGY, one of the largest custom air handling manufacturers in North America, announced today the construction of a new cutting-edge manufacturing facility in the Greater Phoenix area, which will be designated as their headquarters. XNRGY is... Continue reading

LOCOMATION’S AUTONOMOUS TRUCK TECHNOLOGY WILL SAVE MILLIONS IN FUEL AND OPERATING COSTS, SAYS NEW INDEPENDENT REPORT

PITTSBURGH, PA—Locomation, a leading provider of autonomous trucking technology solutions, today announced the findings of an independent environmental impact evaluation [report link], that its Autonomous Relay Convoy™ (ARC) system will dramatically reduce the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) footprint, fuel consumption, and operating costs of transporting goods by truck. Locomation’s ARC system consists of two-truck convoys that... 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.