Test sites are looking to unmanned traffic management (UTM) technology to make the airspace safer for all drone operations—including beyond visual line of sight flights (BVLOS).
December, 2017
Dead Chickens, Drones and You
We all owe the Air Force thanks for many things—like inventing GPS, breaking the sound barrier and winning wars for…
Autonomy Warfare
This new type of warfare is producing new types of superpowers. Just having nuclear weapons doesn’t get you into the new superpower club.
Robots In Retail
Whether on the ground in the store or flying through the aisle in a warehouse, robots have the potential to save a great deal of time and money, while helping to improve the customer experience.
NovAtel Joins Baidu’s Apollo Autonomous Driving Ecosystem as Official Partner
NovAtel and its line of NovAtel SPAN GNSS+INS products designed to provide position, orientation and time as a critical component…
Honeywell IMUs Bringing Pinpoint Navigation Accuracy to New Industries
Long established as a key component within defense applications, navigation technology from Honeywell is now available to a wide range of new…
Aquabotix Launches the Integra AUV/ROV
The new Integra AUV/ROV from Aquabotix is single person deployable and designed for a variety of sectors, including research, environmental assessment, law enforcement and defense.
Intel Falcon 8+ Drone Being Used in Inspection of Cathedral
The 15th century Halberstadt Cathedral in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany is getting help from 21st century technology: the Intel Falcon 8+ drone….
Aeronyde’s $4.7M Seed Funding To Help Develop Drone Infrastructure
Aerial systems company Aeronyde announced on December 12 it had $4.7 million in seed financing to develop its end-to-end infrastructure…
Kittyhawk Adds Intelligent Flight Profiles to its Drone Solution
Kittyhawk recently added Intelligent Flight Profiles to its enterprise drone operations platform. The flight profiles make it possible for chief…
Nissan and DeNA Announce Easy Ride Service for Robo-Vehicles
Through the Easy Ride transportation service that Nissan and DeNA are collaborating to create, customers will be able to summon a robo-vehicle as well as set their destination and pay their fare via a dedicated mobile app.
China’s Passenger Drone Developer EHang Expects to Turn Profit Within 2 Years
At last year’s Consumer Electronics Show, EHang made a splash by revealing a drone with the capacity to transport a…
Star Wars Helping Nissan Educate Public on Semi-Autonomous Driving
Like most automakers, Nissan is on its way to creating a fully autonomous vehicle, and like many others the company…
Trimble’s ISOBUS-Compatible GFX-750 Display System Designed for Precision Agriculture Applications
Trimble recently introduced the Trimble GFX-750 display system for agriculture applications. The display system comes with the simple-to-install, roof-mounted NAV-900…
Aptiv Emerges from Delphi Automotive Split; Looks to Transform Future Mobility
Newly launched Gillingham, England-based Aptiv PLC, a technology company that develops safer, greener and more connected solutions for a diverse…
Terra Drone and KDDI Successfully Complete First “Smart Drone” Flight
Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) service provider Terra Drone and KDDI, a Japanese telecommunications operator, recently completed the first “Smart Drone”…
Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2018 – PTTI 2018: Precise Time and Interval Meeting, Reston, VA, USA
Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications The Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting is…
