Beginning in 2020, researchers at Penn State will study how to safely integrate automated driving systems into work zones, with…
Engineering & Design
BVLOS is Complicated—Two Companies are Looking to Change That
Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is the hot topic in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) space. As legislative bodies…
A Very Merry LiDAR Christmas
RedTail LiDAR Systems Verifies Tree Health for the Holidays Between 25 and 30 million Christmas trees are sold annually in…
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…
Plus.ai Completes Autonomous Coast-to-Coast Commercial Freight Run
An L4 autonomous truck from Plus.ai recently traveled 2,800 miles from Tulare, California to Quakertown, Pennsylvania in less than three…
Esri and 3DR Launch the ArcGIS Drone Collection
In its mission to measure the world, geospatial software leader Esri has partnered with U.S. drone data company 3DR to…
Driverless Car Aces French Road Test
An innovative positioning engine based on a safety-oriented paradigm uses a dual-frequency GNSS receiver, automotive cameras, accurate maps, low-cost inertial…
Remote ID requirements are on the horizon—and DJI has a low-cost solution
The future of remote identification (remote ID) compliance may have just gotten easier—and cheaper—for pilots after a successful demonstration of DJI’s…
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 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…
System Minimizes Damage When Autonomous Vehicles Crash
The system, developed by engineers at the University of Waterloo, chooses the least serious outcome when a crash is inevitable,…
Alphabet’s Wing brings door-to-door drone delivery to the U.S.
Alphabet’s drone-delivery offshoot Wing launched its inaugural commercial drone air delivery trial in the United States last week, making it…
Edmonton International Airport using drones for safety
A different kind of aircraft landed at Edmonton International Airport this past weekend as a highly specialized drone was used…
Ford creates drone research platform with suggested use cases
As the only automaker on the FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee, Ford takes an active and engaged interest in drone development….
UPS Authorized for BVLOS, Effectively Launching Drone ‘Airline’
UPS, formerly known as the United Parcel Service, announced through its subsidiary UPS Flight Forward that it has received the U.S….
