Measure, a drone as a service provider, will fly unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to inspect The AES Corporation’s energy infrastructure in 17 countries.
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Cyberhawk Completes First UAS Rail Station Inspection for UK Rail Network
Earlier this year, Cyberhawk Innovations completed its first internal and external structural inspection for the UK rail network using unmanned aerial systems.
SAFE Says Automakers Should Share Autonomous Vehicle Test Data
LAS VEGAS—In order to grow the burgeoning autonomous vehicle (AV) industry, automakers should share test data, according to a new report released at the recent CES technology show.
senseFly Partners with Agribotix
senseFly recently formed a partnership with Agribotix to offer agricultural clients a professional grade end-to-end drone and data processing solution.
Intel’s Drone Plan Energized by Opportunity, Strategy
Intel’s growing presence in the unmanned sector is as much about algorithms and connectivity as it is about airframes.
Double Dipping: Marine UAV’s
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is expanding research horizons by boosting sample collection.
Driving Innovation from the Inside
The team at the GE Healthcare Milwaukee repair facility is always looking for ways to improve efficiencies and to automate more processes — like moving materials through the 280,000 square foot building.
Boeing Acquires Liquid Robotics
Boeing recently entered into an agreement to acquire Liquid Robotics, the company that develops the Wave Glider ocean surface robot.
General Overview: NASA UTM Conference
NASA’s concept for a possible UTM system would safely manage diverse UAS operations in the airspace above buildings and below crewed aircraft operations in suburban and urban areas.
Monitoring, Mapping, Measuring: How Drones Are Changing The Mining Industry
Unmanned aerial systems can be used for a variety of mining tasks, including measuring the volume of stockpiles, monitoring blasts and mapping construction.
Expert Commentary: Beyond Line Of Sight 101
Last month we discussed what we got, what didn’t get and what we need from Part 107. There’s great rulemaking…
Smart Cities to Spur Autonomous Vehicle Growth
In the next five years, experts say that autonomous vehicles will be entrenched in smart cities’ infrastructure to include mass…
Flying the Rails
For hundreds of years, the world’s rail industry has efficiently transported goods and people from point to point. Safety is…
Part 107: What We Got, What We Didn’t, What We Need
The FAA has finally released their “Part 107” rules for small UAS, making it legal to fly UAS weighing less…
Drone Surveys Improve Automated Road Construction
Drones may one day help transportation departments generate 3-D maps that can be used to help guide automated equipment during construction projects.
Combination of Sensors Needed for Autonomous Vehicle Development
One of the main concerns for driverless system developers is to decide what systems work best, either standalone, or in conjunction with other devices, to achieve full autonomous driving capability.
