Baidu Inc., the owner of China’s largest search engine who earlier had announced the company is working to release an…
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Unveils Drone Detection and Neutralization System
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can accomplish plenty of great things. But just the same, the technology can and has been…
Toyota’s Driver Assistance Technology Designed to Help, Not Overwhelm Drivers
Toyota has been working on autonomous vehicles in the United States for more than a decade at its technical center…
Torc Robotics’ Self-Driving Car Travels from Washington D.C. to Seattle
After a more than 2,500 mile journey, the Torc Robotics self-driving car arrived in Seattle in July—marking Washington state’s first…
NovAtel Technology featured in Baidu Apollo Project
(Calgary, Canada, July 28, 2017) At the Baidu Create conference in Beijing, Baidu announced NovAtel’s partner, AutonomouStuff, as a member…
MicaSense Atlas Partners with Pix4D
MicaSense Atlas is now integrated with Pix4D desktop software. The new “Upload to Atlas” feature enables users to share the…
BAE Systems Receives Grant to Design the UK’s First Autonomous Systems Testing Facility
BAE Systems recently received a £457,000 grant from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to design and deliver the UK’s…
VStar Systems Successfully Completes Flight Demo of its Sensor Onboard Martin UAV’s V-Bat Drone
During the flights, which took place overseas, the sensor collected signals from more than 100 miles distance while the unmanned…
Europe Looking for UAV Progress
Europe was an early-rising bright star in the drone industry and it continues to shine. The continent now needs to…
Applanix and University of Waterloo Announce Collaboration
Applanix, a Trimble Company, recently announced a collaboration with the University of Waterloo Centre in Ontario, Canada for Automotive Research…
Swift Navigation Announces $34 Million Series B Financing Round for High-Accuracy GPS
Swift Navigation recently raised a $34 million Series B financing round for next generation high-accuracy GPS, bringing the total the…
The md4-1000 from Microdrones on Transport Canada’s list of Compliant UAS
The md4-1000 unmanned aerial system (UAS) from Microdrones was recently added to Transport Canada’s list of compliant UAS. Microdrones is…
Sights Set High for the Geospatial Industries
UAV-based LiDAR users came from far and wide to Montpellier for a special conference organized by French company YellowScan. Participants…
Washington View: It’s Complicated
The White House’s announced support for the privatization of the nation’s air traffic control system wove a new layer of…
Swarming the Skies
As the drone industry continues to evolve, researchers and manufacturers are constantly looking for more cost effective, efficient ways to employ these systems in commercial applications—and that includes employing swarms.
UGV’s Gaining Ground
Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) certainly seem to have a lot of potential. They can be used to spray pesticides on a large farm to boost crop yields, for example, or to move materials at a mining site.
Expert Commentary: Are We Losing the Drone Race?
I just got back from AUVSI’s Xponential show in Dallas and I’m worried that America might be losing the commercial…

Schubeler and Bellwether Industries to Build and Test Electric Propulsion Systems for Volars

ANRA Technologies Launches VMS Vertiport Management System for Urban Air Mobility

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Establishes New UAS Business Line

Saildrone Issued First Classification for Commercial Autonomous Vehicle from ABS
