Avitas Systems, a GE venture, recently received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly a drone beyond visual…
Policy & Regulatory
Input Sought on Aligning US/Canadian Unmanned and Driverless Regulations
The United States government is seeking insights into how it can reduce the regulatory load on the unmanned aviation and…
USDOT Releases First Joint, Multi-Modal Guidance Document for On-Road Surface Transportation Automation
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently released new Federal guidance for automated vehicles, advancing its commitment to supporting the…
FAA Seeks Comments on Fire-Starting Drone
Aviation regulators are asking for public comment on an exemption for a drone that would, while in flight, release ping…
State Farm Receives Waiver from FAA for Hurricane Florence Response
State Farm recently received a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) over people…
8 Ways Drones will Respond to Hurricane Florence
Last year, hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria served as a giant beta test allowing the unmanned systems industry to give…
NUAIR Selects AirMap to Provide UTM Services for UAS Corridor
AirMap will provide UAS Traffic Management (UTM) services for the nation’s first UTM 50-mile test corridor being built in New…
Barcelona the Site for Applanix Airborne User Group Event
Applanix, a Trimble company, invites you to its 2018 Airborne User Group Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 27-29, 2018. Come…