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Joby Marks Production Launch, Receives Permit to Fly First Aircraft Built on Production Line

Joby has received a Special Airworthiness Certificate for the first aircraft built at its Pilot Production Line in Marina, CA, allowing flight testing to begin; The aircraft is expected to become the first ever eVTOL aircraft to be delivered to a customer; Production line and aircraft built in close collaboration with strategic partner and investor,... Continue reading

MightyFly wins Michigan Mobility Grant to perform first-of-its-kind autonomous, fixed-wing eVTOL delivery flight demonstrations

MightyFly to make a public debut of its autonomous eVTOL cargo aircraft performing delivery flight demonstrations in Michigan in 2024 MightyFly's second-generation aircraft, Cento, performing autonomous hover flight in California in March 2023  San Francisco Bay Area, CA, June 29, 2023 – MightyFly was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform (MMFP),... Continue reading

AUVSI Publishes ‘Blueprint For Autonomy’ to Guide Advancement of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility

Today at XPONENTIAL 2023, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced the publication of a white paper encompassing all forms of autonomous flight, focused on the pathway from small uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS, or drones) to Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), encompassing urban and regional air mobility (UAM and RAM) operating in the national... Continue reading

Skyfire Launches Skyfire Response – a Turkey Solution for Drone First Responder (DFR) Programs

  Tuesday, Oct. 3 12:05 - 12:30PM ETKeynote Presentation  Tim Arel - Chief Operating Officer, Air Traffic Organization 12:30 - 1:30PM ETInternational Flight Path to UAM This session will include panelists representing industry and government representatives from the UK, EU, and USA. Topics will include aircraft certification, CNS, airspace management, and regulatory considerations. Brent Klavon... Continue reading

Messe Düsseldorf launches a new XPONENTIAL in Europe in 2025

Leading trade show for uncrewed systems from February 18 to 20, 2025New platform for the future of mobility in Düsseldorf, GermanyMany synergies for the industries at Düsseldorf’s world-leading trade shows Messe Düsseldorf and the Association for Uncrewed Vehicles International (AUVSI) present the leading platform for uncrewed systems and robotics – already in the U.S. right now... Continue reading

AUVSI Publishes ‘Blueprint For Autonomy’ to Guide Advancement of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility

Today at XPONENTIAL 2023, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced the publication of a white paper encompassing all forms of autonomous flight, focused on the pathway from small uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS, or drones) to Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), encompassing urban and regional air mobility (UAM and RAM) operating in the national... Continue reading

2023 AIAA Aviation Forum: AAM and Autonomy

In June, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will host their annual AIAA AVIATION Forum. AIAA is the world’s largest aerospace professional society, and the 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum is the only event that covers the entire integrated spectrum of aviation business, research, development, and technology.  AUVSI met with Jeremy Wang, an AAM... Continue reading

Dawn of Drones | Episode 90: Wonder Robotics

Wonder Robotics co-founder and CBO Or Epstein joins us this week on the Dawn of Drones podcast, as we continue a month dedicated to “Multidomain Ops Support,” sponsored by MatrixSpace. Israel-based Wonder Robotics focuses on autonomous solutions for drones and eVTOL aircraft to provide complete 360-degree awareness, like Tesla's autonomous capabilities for cars. Dawn and... Continue reading

AeroX takes major steps toward building an unmanned aviation ecosystem, annual report shows

Winston-Salem, N.C. – North Carolina-based nonprofit AeroX has taken major steps toward building a regional advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystem since forming in 2021, including launching the development of what business and community leaders expect to become the nation’s first urban unmanned air traffic management system (UTM).These and other results are captured in the organization’s... 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.