Baidu Inc., the owner of China’s largest search engine, announced the company may release an autonomous vehicle this year, according…
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Furuno’s Latest Multi-GNSS Receiver Module Adopted for Use in Parrot’s New Quadricopter “Bebop Drone”
FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (headquartered in Nishinomiya, Japan, President: Mr. Yukio Furuno) is pleased to announce that its latest Multi-GNSS Receiver…
PrecisionHawk and the University of Toronto Announce Partnership
Through Project Breadcrumb, they’ll develop a solution for UAVs in the event of GPS loss or jam.
3D Robotics Secures $50 Million in Venture Financing
3D Robotics, the largest personal drone manufacturer in North America, raised $50 million in its third round of venture financing….
Vanilla Aircraft’s UAS Successfully Completes First Test Flight
Vanilla Aircraft’s VA001 Unmanned Aerial System recently completed its first test flight, reaching altitudes of 6,000 feet MSL before landing….
Lone Star UAS Center Tests Ground-Based Sense-and-Avoid Radar System
Sense-and-avoid technology is critical to safely and successfully integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the U.S. airspace, which is why testing…
Drone Aviation Corp Launches WATT-200, a Tethered Drone that Can Hover from Altitudes of Up To 300 feet
Drove Aviation Corp recently released the WATT-200, a tethered drone that can be launched from TV production trucks, first responder…
PrecisionHawk and Agri-Trend Form Partnership to Offer Farmers a Full Service UAV and Data Solution
PrecisionHawk and Agri-Trend recently formed a partnership that will give farmers in the U.S. and Canada access to PrecisionHawk’s Drone…
FAA Grants Kansas State University Salina Statewide Access to Fly Small UASs
Thanks to permission granted from the FAA, Kansas State University Salina has become the first entity in the U.S….
HeatCoat Anti-Icing Technology for UAVs Passes Wind Tunnel Testing
Battelle’s HeatCoat anti-icing technology designed for UAVs demonstrated its ability to perform in-flight anti-icing and de-icing functions during recent wind…
Drones Capture Volcano Video
Making it possible to create a 3D model of the volcano from the inside.
Failure Prevention with Clairvoyant Battery Management
By Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering, University of Maryland Lithium-ion batteries are the best commercially available power source for…
Volvo Aims to Integrate 100 Self-Driving Cars onto Selected Roadways by 2017
In as little as two years, Volvo Cars plans to put 100 self-driving cars on selected roads around Gothenburg, Sweden,…
United Nations Report Urges the Use of UAVs in Peacekeeping Missions.
The report was put together by the Expert Panel on Technology and Innovation in U.N. peacekeeping. The panel was led…
Five Good Questions: Michael Drobac
Michael Drobac is the executive director of the Small UAV Coalition. Launched in October, the group advocates for the commercial…
Total Safety Receives Exemption from FAA, Allowing the Company to Use Small UASs for Flare Inspections
Total Safety U.S. Inc. recently announced that the FAA granted the company a regulatory exemption for the commercial use of…
Italian Air Force Orders P.1HH HammerHead UAS
The Italian Air Force recently ordered Piaggio Aerospace’s P.1HH HammerHead Unmanned Aerial System, a multipurpose UAS that features a variety…
