An autonomous electric tractor-mower combination senses the environment, navigates in row orchards, and identifies and avoids obstacles. The SunBot project…
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AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2020 Postponed Until at Least August
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2020, which was scheduled for May 4-7 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, has been postponed amid…
Marine Corps to Double UAV Squads in New Pacific Strategy
Among many changes coming to the U.S. Marines in a 10-year transition plan, the Corps will double its UAV force…
FOG-based Mapping INS from iXblue
iXblue, a Denver-based high-tech company specializing in the design and manufacturing of advanced navigation and georeferencing solutions, announces the launch…
Advanced Mobility Collective Forms to Foster Collaboration
The Advanced Mobility Collective (AMC) recently formed to help move innovation in new mobility services forward. AMC is a nonprofit…
Planck Aero to Answer sUAS Guidance, Navigation Challenges
Planck Aerosystems, Inc. has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force Research Lab for the development of…
Seeking Safety and Robustness in Autonomy
A free webinar on Wednesday, March 25 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time addresses the topic…
NASA’s UAM Grand Challenge Kicks It in Gear
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has signed Space Act Agreements with 17 aviation companies to move forward in a…
Autonomous Cetus A Goldilocks Craft: Just the Right Size
An autonomous boat cruises the coastal waters off Devon, UK, seeking employment in research and development. Cetus, a C-Worker 4…
Grand Sky Celebrates Five Years of BVLOS Success in the ‘Silicon Valley of Drones’
Grand Sky Development Company, LLC (Grand Sky), the first commercial unmanned aerial system (UAS) testing and training center in the…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Stratospheric UAV Serves Internet to Remote Regions
Loon and HAPSMobile have developed a communications payload for HAPSMobile’s HAWK30, a solar-powered unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that flies in…
