Eileen Lockhart has been involved with Xcel Energy’s UAS program since its inception in 2015 and has served as the…
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Auto Safety, Integrity, Autonomy: Live Test Results Show Confidence
An innovative positioning engine for safety-oriented navigation of autonomous cars uses a dual-frequency GNSS receiver, automotive cameras, accurate maps, low-cost…
Crystal Ball Reaching Toward the Future
Industry leaders weigh in on where unmanned mobility is going, and what it’s going to take to get there.
Essential Systems & Principles Pave The Road To True Autonomy
Based on seemingly daily technology advances, the availability of truly autonomous vehicles looks to be just a mile marker away—if…
Autonomous Shuttles: Rolling Toward Efficiency
These shuttles, which are designed to ease congestion and improve mobility, are already being tested in a variety of places,…
Quantix Ag Hybrid Fields Continuous Improvement
It was unusually cold at the flight line outside of Las Vegas, but the Quantix™ drone was one of those…
Webinar: Antennas Clear Roadblocks To Driverless Cars
Calling all automotive engineers — and anyone involved in designing or promulgating the fast-oncoming world of autonomous driving. For driverless…
Unmanned Systems: Tools For A New Era in Energy
Moving toward decentralization, digitization and de-carbonization, energy firms turn to aerial and underwater drones. Big changes are underway in the…
Renewing Drone Inspection
Whether in the air, on land or in water, renewable energy companies are seeking groundbreaking autonomous solutions for inspections in…
Autonomous Mayflower will cross Atlantic, researching as it goes
A 15-meter, 5-ton wind- and solar-powered ocean research vessel will cross the Atlantic from Plymouth, UK to Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA,…
Autonomous Robots to Set Up Shop on the Seafloor
Emerging technologies will soon make it possible for autonomous underwater vehicles to remain on the seafloor for extended periods of…
Aftermath: How Hurricane Maria Became a Mother of UAS Invention
On-the-fly solutions by Duke Energy and Southern Company helped repair storm-damaged transmission lines, spurring innovation and expansion at two major…
Five Good Questions: Suzanne Lemieux
Q: What will be the new or transformative UAS use case in your energy space? A: Long-range pipeline overflights are now usually…
Precise Location Key to Usable Data for Energy Sector
The critical overall requirements for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating in the energy sector are, naturally, reliability and productivity. Reliability takes…
The Unsurprising Surprise Iranian Drone Attack On Oil
Why is everyone so surprised about Iran’s surprise drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil production? Everything about the drone war…
Energy Applications for Drones May See New Standards
The energy industry can greatly benefit from drone inspections, not just by cutting costs but by preventing disasters and saving…
DARPA’s OFFSET Swarm Sprints Take to the Skies
Crowded cities present an array of logistical challenges for ground troops carrying out complex missions around the globe. Tall buildings,…
