China’s health authorities have put robots and drones on the front lines to help control the spread of the coronavirus. …
February, 2020
Autonomoose Grazes Winter Roads, Gathering Data for Driverless in Snow
A Lincoln MKZ hybrid carrying a full sensor suite roves the snowy roads of Ontario, recording bad-weather data to empower…
EasyMile Autonomous Shuttle Operations Paused in U.S. After Minor Incident in Ohio
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has temporarily paused EasyMile autonomous shuttle operations in the U.S. after a woman…
Satellite 2020 Covers GNSS, GPS, Geospatial Intelligence and More
The Satellite 2020 conference convenes March 9–12 in Washington, DC, with an industrial exhibition running March 10–12.
Jaguar Land Rover Introduces Project Vector, an Autonomy-Ready Concept Vehicle
The United Kingdom based Jaguar Land Rover recently unveiled a new concept vehicle that’s designed to make societies safer and…
NASA and Collins Aerospace advance UAS operations safety
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., is one step closer to completing a nine-year project with NASA…
Your Car, Sir
Stan, a fully autonomous outdoor parking valet, is now operational at select airports in Europe. The robot uses GNSS, LiDAR…
June Conference Explores Simulation Test Driving for ADAS and Autonomy
Virtual Test Drive, a two-day technical conference on simulation in the automotive sector, will explore the future of advanced driver…
Farming with Drones Beyond the Visual Line of Sight
Recent advances are inching BVLOS operations on farms closer to reality. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have found use in agriculture…
Norway to Install UAS Traffic Management System at 18 Airports
Norway’s air navigation service provider Avinor awarded a contract for UAS traffic management (UTM) to Frequentis. The two organizations will…
Beep to Provide Autonomous Shuttle Service in Arizona
Later this month, Beep’s autonomous shared-ride shuttle will begin operating on a public street in Peoria, Arizona, making it the…
Cruise Origin All-Electric Autonomous Vehicle Set to Change Transportation
Cruise recently introduced an all-electric autonomous shuttlethat is meant to be a step toward a new kind of transportation system…
Autonomous Shuttle Service Begins at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi students and faculty can now travel to parts of campus on an EZ 10 autonomous…
Kickstarter Campaign for New Drone Battery Monitor
Kickstarter is now hosting a campaign to develop the BatMon, a petite monitor that can be added to an existing…
Extended Range: VECTOR Autopilot Flies Nearly 200 Miles
Beyond visual line of site restrictions (BVLOS) are the thunderheads of UAS flying, clouding the prospects of long-range flying. While…
COAST Autonomous Collaborating with Saint Leo University on Autonomous System Deployment
Soon, Saint Leo University students and faculty members will have a new transportation option on campus. The Catholic university, which…
U.S. Army taps Persistent Systems to develop secure comms for robotic and autonomous systems
Persistent Systems, LLC (“Persistent”) announced today that it has been awarded a $5.4M contract by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities…
