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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.
Autonomous Industry Hiring Amid Big Announcements
With Tesla’s announcement last week that all of its cars will have self-driving technology, at least one published report indicates…
senseFly launches eBee Plus
senseFly introduced its new fixed-wing unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the eBee Plus, at INTERGEO 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. The large…
Clearpath Robotics Partners with ARGO XTR to Launch Warthog UGV, an Amphibious Robot
Clearpath Robotics recently partnered with Xtreme Terrain Robots (ARGO XTR) to launch the Warthog, a large, amphibious all-terrain mobile robot…
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.
NASA Is Flying A Huge Drone Over Hurricane Matthew
The drone will collect weather data like temperature, air pressure, and humidity. NASA is using a drone to track Hurricane…
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…
Seeding Trees on the Fly
Planting trees is not easy work. Unlike spreading seeds in a freshly tilled acre of level farmland, forestland is hilly, sometimes inaccessible, and covered in things—rocks, shrubs, vines and other trees.
