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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

Avidrone Aerospace exhibits flagship 210TL Tandem drone integrated with Iris Automation’s Casia onboard detect and avoid technology at IDEX 2021

Avidrone Aerospace exhibits flagship 210TL Tandem drone integrated with Iris Automation’s Casia onboard detect and avoid technology at IDEX 2021 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center, Canada Pavilion stand 11-C11 (February 18, 2021) - Iris Automation is showcasing its innovative Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) Casia system with partner and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technologies leader Avidrone Aerospace at this week’s IDEX exhibition. Avidrone Aerospace manufactures... Continue reading

Wibotic launches software to simplify complexity that comes with keeping large fleets charged

Seattle-based Wibotic last week launched a software package to help customers manage the increasingly complex array of tasks necessary to keep vehicles in growing unmanned fleets charged and ready to perform.    The software, called Commander, offers constant, at-a-glance awareness of all vehicles through a user-friendly interface, said CEO and co-founder Ben Waters. Users will be able to assess quickly how... Continue reading

AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 Will Be Held as Hybrid Event Series

Media Contact: Michael Wilbur, mwilbur@auvsi.org For Immediate Release: February 9, 2021 AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 Will Be Held as Hybrid Event Series Arlington, Va. – The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today announced that its annual conference and trade show, AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021, will be held as an expanded hybrid event series in 2021.... Continue reading

15 teams awarded $41 million to improve transportation access to persons with disabilities and individuals with mobility challenges

Through two Department of Transportation design challenges that are meant to improve transportation access to persons with disabilities and individuals with mobility challenges, 15 teams in 15 states will be awarded more than $41 million, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced on Wednesday, Jan. 6.

Global Air Drone Academy works to bridge race and gender gap in STEAM education and careers

During National Drone Safety Awareness Week (NDSAW) in November, students from the Global Air Drone Academy (GADA), a nonprofit organization that is bridging the race and gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) education and careers, got the chance to sit down and have a discussion with FAA Administrator Steve Dickson.

AUVSI Hosts Unmanned Systems Industry Forecast Webinar December 16th

Contact: Jackie Beckwith, jbeckwith@auvsi.orgFor Immediate Release: December 14, 2020  ARLINGTON, Va. – The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will host a webinar titled “Future Forecast – A Glimpse Into 2021 and Predictions for the Unmanned Marketplace,” on Wednesday, December 16th 2020 at 3 p.m. EDT. AUVSI President and CEO Brian Wynne will share the... Continue reading

3D Laser Mapping Benefits Corridor Monitoring

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Karla Myers (304)-592-8335 3D Laser Mapping Benefits Corridor Monitoring RedTail LiDAR Systems offers safe, efficient solution Cross-section of LiDAR point cloud RedTail LiDAR Systems recently partnered with an award-winning engineering firm to demonstrate the RTL-400 LiDAR system’s high-resolution, high accuracy mapping capability. Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology is increasingly being used in... 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.