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The Use of AI in Industrial Application Inspection

From small drones for retail sales to larger maritime vessels for public safety uses, specification requirements for manufacturers of unmanned systems vary as widely by the types of systems being made, materials and methods employed, and the sites of production.  TeledyneDALSA, part of the Teledyne Imaging Group, is a leading provider of technologies for industrial... Continue reading

Avigation Easements Will Hurt Drone Operations, Say CTA and AUVSI

Media Contact: Jackie Beckwith, jbeckwith@auvsi.org For Immediate Release: April 26, 2021  Arlington, VA, April 26, 2021 – The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) express concern regarding legislation introduced in several states, including Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and West Virginia, that are considering ‘avigation easements’ – new restrictions on drone operations that would... Continue reading

STRATOM TAPPED TO DEVELOP US ARMY ROBOTIC REFUELING SYSTEM

BOULDER, Colo. — March 30, 2021 — Stratom, a leading developer of autonomous ground vehicles and robotic systems for logistics and operational applications, today announced it has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Army’s DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) to develop an autonomous ground vehicle refueling (AGVR) prototype system to integrate onto a Palletized Load System... Continue reading

Noise Pollution and Social Acceptance of UAM

Autonomous systems are transforming business and the economy, and their impact on the future will grow with increased integration into our daily lives. Recent advancements in urban air mobility (UAM) – autonomous systems that transport cargo and passengers at low altitudes in urban and suburban areas – are moving us toward a safer and more efficient transportation future. However, the momentum of this evolving industry also brings challenges posed by increased urban noise. AUVSI recently hosted an XPONENTIAL 2021... Continue reading

HamiltonJet and Sea Machines Partner to Launch an Integrated Pilot-Assist Product

DroneUp® Taps A2Z Drone Delivery for Residential UAV Deliveries

DroneUp® Taps A2Z Drone Delivery for Residential UAV Deliveries A2Z Drone Delivery’s RDS1 makes its first commercial flight as DroneUp deploys the tethered delivery mechanism to make residential drone deliveries safer and less-intrusive while reducing time-on-station. Los Angeles, C.A. – March 22, 2021 – A2Z Drone Delivery, LLC, developer of a patented tethered freefall drone delivery mechanism, recently... Continue reading

New Sea Machines exec brings lessons learned on the road

Moran David, the new Chief Commercial Officer for Boston-based Sea Machines, has a résumé that has little to do with the sea. But that didn’t stop the developer of autonomous command and control systems for commercial vessels from recruiting David away from Mobileye, which develops autonomous automotive technology.   If anything, David’s insights as a potential platform crosser are part of what made Sea Machines... Continue reading

UAF’s unmanned aircraft and research highlighted for Alaska Senate

UAF’s unmanned aircraft and research highlighted for Alaska Senate CONTACT: Rod Boyce, Geophysical Institute, 907-347-9105, rcboyce@alaska.edu Leaders at the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks delivered strong support of Alaska as an aerospace state in remarks Wednesday to the Alaska Senate Labor and Commerce Committee. Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer had announced that Wednesday, March... Continue reading

Disruptive Women’ summit to spotlight cutting-edge AV technologies and female leaders helping to bring them to the fore

The trigger for the upcoming virtual summit, “Disruptive Women Powering Our Autonomous Future,” won’t likely make any history books, but it felt like a milestone – or at least an aha moment.   Pamela Gauci, events director for Velodyne Lidar, was reviewing the lineup for a panel discussion that was to be part of another event... Continue reading

Vantis Prepares North Dakota Ops Center for BVLOS Testing

With its sights set on expanding its beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) infrastructure across the country, Vantis recently signed a long-term agreement to house an operations center at the Grand Sky business and aviation park in western North Dakota, providing unmanned aerial system (UAS) operators and customers from across industries access to monitoring, data... 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.