DroneShield Ltd. today announced the launch of the additional product DroneNode, in response to end-user requirements. DroneNode is an evolution…
Engineering & Design
Robotic Wave Gliders A Key Element in New Ocean Data Gathering System
Scientists from the United Kingdom’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are using unmanned technology to help gather and transmit data from…
Garrett Motion Rings in New Era After Spinoff from Honeywell
Garrett Motion Inc., a technology provider that enables vehicles to become safer, more connected, efficient and environmentally friendly, earlier this…
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Opposes Ligado Frequency Plan
Self-driving and driver-assisted vehicles need GPS signals protected from interference A proposed frequency change that could create interference with GPS…
AutonomouStuff and Great Wall Motor Agree to Collaborate on Development of Automated Driving Research Platforms in China
AutonomouStuff, part of Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence division, and Great Wall Motor Company (GWM), China’s largest SUV and pick-up manufacturer, today…
Drone-Based Bird-Herding Is Taking Off
Using drones to divert birds from airports may help prevent disastrous bird strikes.
Barcelona the Site for Applanix Airborne User Group Event
Applanix, a Trimble company, invites you to its 2018 Airborne User Group Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 27-29, 2018. Come…
Quite a Summer for Embry-Riddle UAS Science Students
It was quite a summer for the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) students, who traveled both to Oklahoma and to Kosovo…
uAvionix Announces ADS-B Rebate Program for Experimental Products
uAvionix has launched a manufacturer’s rebate program for its ADS-B OUT solutions for experimental aircraft owners. The announcement came from the…
When Safety Matters – Drone Rescue Designed to Present Intelligent Parachute Rescue System
The field of commercial drone applications is constantly expanding. New camera and sensor systems enable applications that were hardly viable…
Avitas Systems Receives FAA Approval to Use Radar to Fly UAS BVLOS
Avitas Systems, a GE venture, recently received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly a drone beyond visual…
GSA Funding Opportunity: Enhanced Receiver for Galileo-Based Positioning Engine Meeting Full Automation PVT Performance
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) has opened a call for proposals within its Fundamental Elements funding mechanism, targeting the development of an…
Self-Flying Skydio R1 Device Can Now Be Controlled From Apple Watch
Self-flying Skydio R1 maker Skydio is building on its autonomy capabilities to deliver an entirely new way of controlling this…
Topcon Edition Provides Added Value for the Intel Falcon 8+ Drone
Topcon Positioning Group announced today the Intel Perpetual License Inspection-Surveying provision for the Intel®Falcon™ 8+ Drone – Topcon®Edition will now…
Bell Helicopter and Yamato Announce Collaboration
Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, will be working with Yamato to integrate autonomous unmanned vehicle systems and package handling systems…
UK Autodrive ‘Pod’ Making it Real
Autonomous vehicle fans don’t have to look far these days for small- to medium-sized people movers under development and on…
Japan-based Terra Drone Acquires Significant Stake in Inkonova
Terra Drone, a global commercial drone technology company, has acquired a significant stake in Swedish aerial robotics for underground mining…