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.
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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.
Market for Military Drones will Surge
An updated study forecasts significant growth in global trade in military drones, predicting that what was a $4.4 billion market in 2015 will balloon to $8.6 billion by 2022.
Leveraging LiDAR
Whether you’re deploying an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to map a corridor or are part of a team tasked with…
Hamburg Brings the Drones
InterGEO 2016 landed at Hamburg’s Messe Congress Center this year, an event that featured plenty of UAV action, with some…
DOT Forms Autonomous Vehicle Advisory Committee
The U.S. Transportation Department (DoT) announced last week that it is creating an Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT)…
Clearpath Robotics Raises $30 Million
Clearpath Robotics recently raised $30 million to grow its industrial division, OTTO Motors. The investment will be used to expand the indoor self-driving vehicle market.
UMass Researchers Studying use of Drones in Mass Casualty Events
They plan to test the technology at a training drill later this month.
DOT Issues Autonomous Vehicle Policy
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) released its Federal Automated Vehicle Policy Tuesday that details safety and regulatory requirements for self-driving technology testing and implementation.
Advisory Group on Drones to Focus on Airspace Access, Preemption and Privacy
The committee charged with advising federal regulators on the emerging drone industry will focus on the best rules for unmanned…
