The FAA draft drone remote identification (RID) rules are finally out. They’re well thought out and implementable, except for a few…
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Reality Drones: Surveyors Rise to Work Challenges in Video Series
A new online video series and free webinar document the real-life challenges and hazards that professional surveyors encounter using drones…
Navigate in Any Environment
Three different sensor integrations, covering vehicle navigation in the full range of environments, will be covered in the February 12…
Unmanned Mobility: An Autonomous Future Takes Shape
The transportation industry prepares for disruption as autonomous technology advances.
RID — Somebody’s Watching Me?
The FAA’s 316-page Notice of Public Rulemaking on the Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems only mentions the word “privacy”…
Aptiv Self-Driving Cars Picking Up and Dropping Off Passengers at Las Vegas Airport
Aptiv recently received permission to use its driverless cars to pick up and drop off a select group of passengers…
Drone Dives Deep for Mines
The U.S. Navy and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) selected L3Harris Technologies to provide an unmanned undersea vehicle for expeditionary…
The Leica Aibot AX20 Promises High Precision, High Accuracy Photogrammetry
At trade shows, some booths attract quick-hit visitors, while others draw attendees deeply into what’s on offer. The Leica Geosystems…
Shouldn’t We All Squawk While Flying?
The FAA will undoubtedly require UAM drones to “squawk” (broadcast their ID and position) via drone remote ID gear as…
Do You Know the Way, San Jose? Autonomous Ride-Hailing Starts Up
Bosch and Mercedes-Benz have launched a pilot automated ride-hailing project in San Jose, California. Monitored by a safety driver, the…
U.S. DOT Secretary Talks Transportation Transformation
In her keynote address at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao stated: “These…
High-accuracy localization module showcased at CES 2020
Septentrio, a company that designs, manufactures and sells GNSS receivers, highlighted its most compact, high-precision GNSS receiver module called mosaic…
HERE Technologies puts autonomy on the map at CES 2020
HERE Technologies, an Amsterdam-based location data and technology platform that’s been pioneering the location services and digital mapping world for…
Are You Ready for Some [Drone] Football?
It looks like a small, black bat as it flies into a subway tunnel, deploys ski-like tracks to crawl through…
Hexagon Goes the Extra Mile
Hexagon AB, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, brought its vision of the autonomous future for infrastructure,…
Auto Safety, Integrity, Autonomy: Live Test Results Show Confidence
An innovative positioning engine for safety-oriented navigation of autonomous cars uses a dual-frequency GNSS receiver, automotive cameras, accurate maps, low-cost…
Crystal Ball Reaching Toward the Future
Industry leaders weigh in on where unmanned mobility is going, and what it’s going to take to get there.
