UAV-based LiDAR users came from far and wide to Montpellier for a special conference organized by French company YellowScan. Participants…
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Washington View: It’s Complicated
The White House’s announced support for the privatization of the nation’s air traffic control system wove a new layer of…
Swarming the Skies
As the drone industry continues to evolve, researchers and manufacturers are constantly looking for more cost effective, efficient ways to employ these systems in commercial applications—and that includes employing swarms.
UGV’s Gaining Ground
Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) certainly seem to have a lot of potential. They can be used to spray pesticides on a large farm to boost crop yields, for example, or to move materials at a mining site.
Lyft Making Moves Ahead of Uber
While rival Uber is mired in a high-profile lawsuit with Waymo, Lyft has made several announcements in the past two…
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Highlighted at TU-Automotive
When autonomous vehicles become mainstream, and what technologies will need to be improved, were side topics at the recent TU-Automotive…
Del-Air Tech and RTE Complete 30 mile BVLOS flight in France
Del-Air Tech and RTE recently flew a drone beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) to inspect an RTE power line…
LSUASC Test UAS Flights with New Detect-and-Avoid Radar Technology
A new detect-and-avoid radar technology for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) was successfully tested earlier this month in Texas.
Kittyhawk Launches Flight Deck
Kittyhawk’s platform now offers Flight Deck, a new feature that provides real-time in-flight controls and functionality.
Elios Deployed for Cave Exploration
The expedition was used to train astronauts in an environment replicating extraterrestrial conditions.
Data Updates Critical for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
New vehicles will rely on massive amounts of software and data updates to operate as connected and autonomous cars continue to be tested and rolled out.
Uber Can Continue Autonomous Vehicle Program
A federal judge said last week that Uber can continue its autonomous vehicle program as long as an engineer who…
Rockwell Collins and BNSF Complete Successful BVLOS Flights
Over the last nine months, Rockwell Collins and BNSF Railway have been successfully flying UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for long linear operations.
Waymo-Uber Lawsuit Heats Up
A federal judge said last week that he didn’t see clear evidence that Uber Technologies conspired with engineer Anthony Levandowski…
Coming to America
The French Heliceo company is bringing it’s ‘Foxy’ brand of innovative and modular unmanned surveying and topography systems to the USA.
Evolution: Satellite Firms Adapt to Serve Drones, Connected Cars
A breakthrough metamaterials antenna and satellite constellations designed to connect with smaller systems are making satellite-powered communications an alternative for drones and connected cars.
Hovering in High Performance UAS-based LiDAR Space
System integrators around the world are on the hunt for low cost, high performing, high accuracy airborne solutions to meet the rapidly growing unmanned aircraft system (UAS)-based LiDAR market.
