Through the partnership, FLIR’s Boson-based thermal sensing technology will improve safety for a leading global automaker’s autonomous vehicles. Through a…
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UAV Commercial Expo Panelists Weigh In on Expanded Drone Operations
Eventually, drones will perform tens of thousands of missions a day, providing benefits to consumers who will have goods and…
Trends: Oil and Gas Take Flight
When it comes to drone applications, there’s no shortage of opportunities in the oil and gas space. Major players like Anadarko,…
Putting Drones to Work for the Public
UAS are becoming a common tool in emergency services, with more agencies using the technology to increase efficiencies and help…
Controlled Motion: Defense’s Careful Course Toward Commercial
Challenges must be overcome to succeed in the commercial space, but companies have used their military backgrounds to their advantage….
LiDAR: Going Beyond Photogrammetry
As more drones take to the skies over construction sites, they’re starting to carry advanced technologies, like LiDAR, to provide…
The Trends of Technologies Changing the Industry
Matt Lackey and the team at SAIN Associates, a surveying engineering firm in Birmingham, Alabama, invested in their first unmanned…
Precision Agriculture: The Trends and Technologies Changing the Industry
As more growers embrace precision agriculture and the operational benefits drones can offer, manufacturers are finding ways to more effectively…
Technology Roundup: The Sensors Powering Precision Ag
Drones are flying a variety of sensors, from traditional RGB cameras to more advanced LiDAR solutions, to quickly connect the…
Delair Launches Cloud-Based Software Platform, Delair Aerial Intelligence
Clients in a variety of industries are already using the software, including Luck Stone. John Blackmore and his team at…
CyPhy Works Rebrands as Aria Insights to Focus on Combining AI with Drones
The team at CyPhy Works recently launched Aria Insights, a company that will focus on combining artificial intelligence (AI) with…
Udelv and Walmart Announce Autonomous Delivery Pilot Program in Arizona
Walmart customers in Surprise, Arizona will soon start receiving grocery deliveries via Udelv’s autonomous delivery vans (ADVs). The custom-made cargo…
Insourcing Versus Outsourcing
As applications continue to grow across a spectrum of industries, business leaders who want to benefit must determine how to implement drones into their workflow.
Integration Pilot Program: A Changing Focus
The Florida IPP team has shifted focus to using drones for surveillance and sterile mosquito release.
Test Driving Driverless Delivery
Companies like Udelv, AutoX, Ford and Nuro are partnering with grocery stores and other retailers to begin testing autonomous delivery services.
Going Bladeless
esearchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi are working to develop a safer drone that uses bladeless thrusters rather than propellers to fly.
Drones Detect Radiation
Equipped with the right sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can help determine radiation levels after incidents in nuclear facilities as…



