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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

AUVSI Commends Safety Focused UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee Report

AUVSI Commends Safety Focused UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee Report Leading drone association praises new standard of airspace safety   Arlington, Va. –  Today, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), applauded the publication of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) report. The report sets... Continue reading

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

FAA and AURA to Support Critical Communications in National Airspace

Project to Inform RTCA Requirements for UAS-to-FAA ATC Voice Communications AURA Network Systems (AURA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have entered into a four-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to help determine performance standards for Air Traffic Control (ATC) voice communications supporting unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) within the national airspace system (NAS). The... Continue reading

National Standards Organization Names AURA Exec as Co-Chair to Develop C2 Links Critical for UAS

Regulatory Affairs Executive Jim Williams is Leading the Industry’s Premier Independent Standards Development Organization for UAS and UAM Aircraft Operations AURA Network Systems is pleased to announce that Regulatory Affairs Director Jim Williams has been named co-chair of RTCA’s Special Committee (SC)-228, the group charged with developing standards for command and control (C2) links critical... Continue reading

DroneUp is Innovating for You, with You

This past summer we announced Walmart's investment in DroneUp. Last month, we were thrilled to announce the first multi-site commercial drone delivery operations opening at our first DroneUp Airport "Hub" in Farmington, Arkansas. Today we are announcing the acquisition of AirMap. This acquisition will aid DroneUp's robust pilot network and rapidly growing ground infrastructure with... Continue reading

ADVANCED NAVIGATION LAUNCHES CLOUD GROUND CONTROL TO MONITOR AND CONTROL DRONE FLEETS FROM A WEB BROWSER OVER 5G

Sydney – 29 September 2021 – Advanced Navigation, the leading AI navigation systems manufacturer for enterprise and government, today announced the release of Cloud Ground Control, a revolutionary SaaS platform enabling users to connect, monitor and control any drone from a web browser. Cloud Ground Control allows multi-user and multi-drone connections over 4G/5G using a... Continue reading

Velodyne Lidar Announces Multi-Year Supply Agreement with TOPODRONE

Velodyne Lidar announced a multi-year agreement to provide its lidar sensors to TOPODRONE, which is based in Switzerland and develops affordable, high-precision solutions for aerial surveys. Using Velodyne lidar sensors has enabled TOPODRONE to bring high-precision mapping and 3D modeling to demanding environments including farms, forests, infrastructure and more. SAN JOSE, Calif. (September 21, 2021)... Continue reading

Velodyne Lidar’s Intelligent Infrastructure Solution Selected for Major Deployment in University of California, Irvine Smart Cities Initiative

SAN JOSE, Calif. (September 28, 2021) – Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced its Intelligent Infrastructure solution has been selected by the HORIBA Institute for Mobility and Connectivity2 (HIMaC2) in the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Samueli School of Engineering. HIMaC2 plans to equip 25 intersections at UCI and the adjacent City of... Continue reading

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Since 1972, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has enabled technical innovation, supportive policy, and inspired academic breakthroughs in the uncrewed industry.