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Manoel Coelho and Veruska Dias, Speedbird Aero | Dawn of Autonomy | EP. 34

This week's Dawn of Autonomy features Speedbird Aero's CEO Manoel R. Coelho and Veruska Mazza Rodrigues Dias, CSO. Manoel has over 20 years of business leadership experience and has led Speedbird Aero, based in Brazil and Portugal, to achieve industry firsts like Brazil's first certified drone logistics platform. Veruska, an aerospace engineer with 14 years... Continue reading

Viasat’s Global Leadership in Emerging Aviation

Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, offers a comprehensive suite of connectivity solutions for commercial aviation, from high-performing in-flight Wi-Fi to flight operations and safety connectivity and passenger engagement portals. In this exclusive interview, Jerry Hancock, the Director of Aviation Safety Solutions and Cybersecurity at Viasat, with a rich background in both regulatory and... Continue reading

EASA Approves ETSO Certification Basis for Veronte Autopilot

EASA, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, has approved the certification basis for the Veronte Autopilot, making it the first guidance and flight control system for UAS and eVTOL to undergo an ETSO-C198 certification process. Pioneers in Autonomous System Certification Since its inception, Embention has demonstrated a strong commitment to reliability and certification. After complying... Continue reading

Wisk Aero Acquires Leading Software Firm Verocel

Verocel’s unique expertise in the certification of high-integrity software advances Wisk’s autonomous certification effort MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Wisk Aero, a leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, announced today it has acquired Verocel Inc., a software verification and validation (V&V) company. Verocel’s unique expertise in supporting the certification of high-integrity aerospace software and the qualification... Continue reading

NASA Noise Prediction Tool Supports Users in Air Taxi Industry

The results from a NASA software tool called OVERFLOW, used to model the flow of air around aircraft, are shown in this image.NASA Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool allows manufacturers working in fields related to NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility mission... Continue reading

Transitioning AAM into Reality at AIAA AVIATION Forum

The 2024 AIAA AVIATION Forum will be held 29 July–2 August in Las Vegas, and this year’s event aims to bridge the gap between visionary concepts and tangible technological reality.   Starr Ginn, Advanced Concepts and Partnerships at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, served on the forum’s Guiding Coalition. AUVSI met with Ms. Ginn to learn... Continue reading

Embention incorporates EN9100 aeronautical quality standards into the drone and airtaxi sector

With the increasing use of drones in critical missions ranging from delivery of goods and flights over populated areas to passenger transport with air taxis, the need to ensure the quality and safety of these systems is becoming increasingly urgent. The aerospace standard EN9100 provides a specific framework for quality management in the aerospace industry,... Continue reading

Clifford Cruz, Skyway | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 20

This week we continue "Safe and Secure Skies" Month on the Dawn of Autonomy, sponsored by Airspace Link with special guests Tom Frooninckx, Executive Vice President at TruWeather Solutions alongside partner Clifford Cruz, CEO of Skyway. Tom has been Head of the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University as well as a... Continue reading

Parallax Advanced Research Becomes Member of Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International

Beavercreek, Ohio – Dennis Andersh, president, and CEO of Parallax Advanced Research has announced that Parallax has become a member of the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). AUVSI is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of uncrewed systems, drones, and robotics. AUVSI represents corporations and professionals from more than 60... 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.