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DHL Express and EHang Partner to Bring Last-Mile Drone Delivery to China
DHL Express and EHang are working together to create a fully automated and intelligent UAS delivery solution for last-mile delivery…
DJI to Add Detect and Avoid
Leading drone manufacturer DJI pledged to boost safety by adding to its drones receivers for manned aircraft location signals. The…
New Flyer, Robotic Research Partner to Develop Autonomous Bus Technology
New Flyer of America Inc., is partnering with Robotic Research, LLC to develop and deploy advanced driver-assistance systems (“ADAS”)…
PrecisionHawk CEO to Chair FAA Drone Advisory Committee
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has named Michael Chasen, the CEO of PrecisionHawk, to be the new chair of the…
Volans-i Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding
Volans-i, Inc., an on-demand drone delivery firm that builds and operates its own long-range, high-payload aircraft, has raised $20 million…
LORD Inertial Sensors in Emesent Hovermap Platform Provide Safe, Efficient Operation for Autonomous Drone Flight
LORD Corporation, a global provider in sensing systems, has partnered with Emesent, an award-winning company in autonomous technology for industrial…
Ford Develops Robot to Deliver Parts in European Manufacturing Plant
Ford’s “Survival” Robot is delivering spare parts to workers in one of the company’s European manufacturing plants, encountering and avoiding…
Hirth Two-Stroke Engines Look to the Future of Hybrid UAVs
At the recent AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Chicago, global two-stroke providers Hirth Engines demonstrated its future innovation program and showcased the…
Bell Helicopter Seeks Exemption to Continue Cargo Drone Testing
Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, is asking for a new exemption to continue testing its Autonomous Pod Transport 70 (APT70)cargo-carrying…
Microdrones to Host GeoDays 2019, June 12 – 14
Learn how to Plan, Fly, Process & Visualize, meet the Microdrones team, and tour the facilities. Siegan, Germany —…
Terra Drone India Completes UAS Survey for Water Management in India
Terra Drone India recently flew UAS over 4,200 square kilometers of agricultural land to complete a survey for the Water…
UAV Turbines Introduces Monarch RP Family of Microturbine Engines for UAS
UAV Turbines recently launched the Monarch RP family of microturbine engines, which are quiet yet powerful propulsion systems designed for…
Wood Deploying Delair UX11 UAS in Mining and Quarry Projects
Wood, a global engineering services company, is now using the Delair UX11 UAS for site planning and asset management in…
Iris Automation Launches Detect-And-Avoid-Solution for BVLOS Operations
Artificial Intelligence (AI) company Iris Automation recently launched Casia, a computer vision detect-and-avoid solution that enables beyond visual line of…
NIST Developing Artificial Intelligence Standards Plan
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is looking for insight into the current state of artificial intelligence (AI)…
North Dakota Investing $28 Million in Statewide BVLOS
North Dakota is poised to invest $28 million in infrastructure to enable drones across the state to fly beyond the…
