Joel Roberson is a public policy and regulatory partner at international law firm Holland & Knight. He focuses on public policy…
Autonomous vehicles
New Open-source Wireless GPS/GNSS Hardware for Autonomous and IoT Applications
Septentrio, a provider of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, announced an open-source resources for its GPS/GNSS module receivers: mosaic wireless or…
Dual-Mode Drone, Ground and Air, Will Integrate with Galileo Nav System
The Hybrid UAV-UGV for Efficient Relocation of Vessels (HUUVER) creates a platform combining two types of propulsion systems, flight and…
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Form Part of China’s Marine Survey and Defense Strategies
A wide range of underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs) is developing in China and could be used in future conflicts, particularly…
Forklifts Go Driverless with Remote Operations
Kenco Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, is deploying Phantom Auto’s remotely operated forklift solution in a pilot program
Multi-Million Dollar Subterranean Challenge for Autonomous Robots Training for Response
Eight teams have qualified for the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge Systems Competition Final Event. On September 21-23, 2021, the teams’…
Autonomous Software from NASA Freely Available Online
Many of NASA’s computational innovations were developed to help explore space, but the public can download them for applications here…
New Coalition to Shape the Urban Airspace of European Cities
Three projects funded by the European Union have launched a collaborative network of urban air mobility (UAM) development programs for European…
New GNSS/INS Positioning Family for Autonomy
Hexagon | NovAtel has introduced the PIM222A, part of a new family of GNSS positioning products for autonomy. The PIM222A…
Unjammable and Tough on the Ground: New IMUs Improve Military Ground Vehicle Positioning & Navigation
In tactical-grade navigation and targeting systems, a new inertial technology has proved itself under the most demanding conditions, showing the…
Photonic Integrated Chip Drives High-Performance IMUs
KVH Industries introduced the P-1750 inertial measurement unit (IMU) and the P-1725 IMU to complement its previously released P-1775 IMU…
When Ingenuity Flies on Mars, It Will Be an Extraplanetary Inertial First. A First for UAVs, Too.
The first powered, controlled flight on another planet, now re-scheduled for no earlier than April 14, will employ inertial technology…
Eco-Sustainable Vertiport for Sporty 2-Passenger UAVs on the Drawing Boards in Italy
EHang Holdings Limited, a Chinese provider of autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs), has partnered with Italian architecture firm Giancarlo Zema Design…
OpenARC GNSS-Inertial Hardware/Software for Autonomous Agriculture, Construction, Mapping, Surveying, Robotics, Trucking
ACEINNA, a developer of inertial-based guidance and navigation systems for autonomous vehicles and devices, announced the commercial availability of OpenARC,…
Photonic Integrated Circuit Technology Integrated Aboard KVH TACNAV Units
KVH Industries has upgraded its TACNAV 3D tactical navigation system with photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology in the P-1775 inertial…
Urban Air Mobility Gets a Foot on the Ground with Coventry’s Urban Air Port
The Urban Air Port’s Air-One concept represents a “pop up” urban airport and charging hub for electric vertical take-off and…
New MEMS IMU for Unmanned Vehicles Will Deliver Order of Magnitude Improvement in Inertial Accuracy
Honeywell announced that recent findings from its research labs show that its newly developed inertial sensors can deliver greater than…