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    The Autonomous Future of UAVs

    In October 2020, Skydio announced that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) was granted a first-of-its-kind approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct operations beyond visual line of site (BVLOS) for bridge inspections. These inspections are conducted using Skydio Autonomy, an AI-based flight engine that enables operations in obstacle-dense environments and areas... Continue reading

    Finalists Named for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

    Media Contact: Jackie Beckwith, jbeckwith@auvsi.org For Immediate Release: May 5, 2021     Finalists Named for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards Winners will be announced at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 in Atlanta on August 16 - 19     ARLINGTON, Va. — The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) today named the finalists for the fourth annual AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards. The awards... Continue reading

    Singer spotlights increasingly urgent questions for society as AI revolution picks up speed

    Futurist Peter Warren Singer drew lessons from the past in Wednesday’s XPONENTIAL 2021 keynote as he challenged his audience to grapple with the overarching questions that the prospect of an unmanned revolution raises for society. The questions, Singer noted, are increasingly urgent, given that advances toward the revolution have picked up dramatic speed during the... Continue reading

    Assured Onboard Autonomy Architecture for AUVs

    Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are becoming widely used in naval defense operations and commercial applications such as oil and gas surveying, environmental monitoring and search and rescue. During a breakout session today at XPONENTIAL, Arjuna Balasuriya, Senior Scientist at Charles River Analytics presented a new whitepaper on, “Assured Onboard Autonomy Architecture for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles.”... Continue reading

    Finalists Named for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

    Media Contact: Jackie Beckwith, jbeckwith@auvsi.orgFor Immediate Release: May 5, 2021 Finalists Named for AUVSI XCELLENCE AwardsWinners will be announced at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 in Atlanta on August 16 - 19 ARLINGTON, Va. — The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) today named the finalists for the fourth annual AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards. The awards recognize... Continue reading

    DOT’s Robert Hampshire Discusses Assured Autonomy

    The virtual segment of AUVSI’s annual XPONENTIAL event, the world’s largest conference focused on the unmanned systems industry, launched today with a keynote address by Robert Hampshire, PhD. As Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief Science Officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Dr. Hampshire possesses deep expertise in both public policy and engineering systems. His... Continue reading

    FAA’s Remote ID Rule Will Enable Drone Integration

    Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented new regulations addressing the remote identification of drones and drone operations over people and at night. The rules make critical steps toward assured autonomy by enabling more complex UAS uses, which will ultimately lead to more drone deliveries, public safety operations, and infrastructure inspections.  During today’s XPONENTIAL... Continue reading

    Safety, policy, and integration intertwine in UAS spectrum use

    As more unmanned aerial systems (UAS) enter the airspace and take on increasingly advanced operations, concerns about preserving spectrum and improving coordination have also grown. During today’s XPONENTIAL 2021 breakout sessions, attendees heard insights on spectrum policy from a panel of experts, including representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),... Continue reading

    Integrating Urban Air Mobility toward assured autonomy

    New technologies start in the research stage and undergo experimentation before becoming operationalized – and unmanned and autonomous systems are no exception. While small unmanned aerial systems (UAS), like drones, have reached the final stage, Urban Air Mobility (UAM) technology is still in the research and experimentation phases. During a panel discussion at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL,... 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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