The House passed legislation February 26 promoting the use of drones and other advanced technology to improve government response to…
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Responses Due Feb. 28 for DHS Unmanned Robotic and Sensor Demo Opportunities
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering organizations an opportunity to demonstrate how well their unmanned systems, robotic technology…
State Department and IMO to Hold Meetings on Rules for Autonomous Ships
The need to create new global rules for operating autonomous ships on the ocean will be discussed next month at…
Drone Pilots Can Now Get Prison Time for Flying Near Airports, Wildfires
The U.S. Sentencing Commission is weighing amendments to its guidelines to put teeth behind a new law criminalizing drone flights…
New Fast-Tracked Drone ID Rule Takes Effect Feb. 25
Aviation regulators published three rule-related notices Wednesday including a surprise interim rule on drone identification set to take effect February…
With Softbank Financing, Investment in Nuro Surpasses $1B
Nuro, a delivery-focused, robotics company based in Mountain View, California, announced Monday it had secured $940 million in financing from…
Emergency Drone Response Aids in 20 Arrests
Drones have supported California police in 20 arrests since October as part of a research and demonstration effort supported by…
New Bill Would Protect FAA from Future Shutdowns
A new bill introduced Friday would protect Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) personnel from being furloughed should there be another government…
Feds Directed to Use Drones to Fight Wildfires
Hours before parts of the federal government were to shutdown, the president signed an executive order directing the federal government…
FAA to Seek Comment on Rules for Flights Over People, Night Flights and Safe Operations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to take a key step toward allowing drones to fly over people and…
Partial Government Shutdown Bites Civil GPS Agencies, SatNav Customers
With the partial government shutdown nearing a record-breaking fourth week, news outlets are full of stories about security back-ups at…
Investors Chase UAS Market
The market for commercial drones is expanding faster than earlier predicted and is drawing record-breaking levels of investment from venture capitalists.
FAA Gives State Farm First National Waiver for Damage Assessment Flights
For the first time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a national waiver of restrictions on drone missions allowing…
Petite New Spoofing Detector Aims to Protect GPS/GNSS Receivers in Drones, Vehicles — Even Cell Phones
An Israeli firm is introducing a technology to detect the spoofing of GPS and other satellite navigation signals that is…
Two Studies Will Assess Automated Vehicle Workforce Impacts
Both the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) will be assessing how self-driving technologies will impact…
AUVSI Launches TOP Pilot Certification Program
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has launched an initiative to improve drone safety, boost public trust and…
Dozens of Drones Crash after GPS Jammed Causing HK$1M in Damages, Criminal Investigation Launched
More than 40 drones performing in a professionally organized light show fell from the sky in Hong Kong Saturday after…
