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Coronavirus Spurs Percepto’s Drone-in-a-Box Surveillance Solution
Dor Abuhasira was as surprised as the rest of us when the coronavirus erupted. The CEO of Percepto, a multinational…
Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics Expand Automated Truck Testing
Daimler’s autonomous trucks will soon be driving along new public U.S. routes. In January, Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group, which…
Farming With Drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight
Recent advances are inching BVLOS operations on farms closer to reality.
A Troubled Bridge Over Muddy Water
Ah, the Lapalco Bridge. Built in 1972 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, the half-mile long span carries numerous commuters and freight…
New Satellites Could Enable Fast Drone Data Turnaround
New mega-constellations of satellites will soon enable the fast, cost-effective transmission of drone imagery from even the most remote farm fields.
The Fruits of Digital Labor
Commercial pesticide and herbicide application methods take an autonomous turn.
How Will Drones Change Agriculture?
Bottom line up front: I don’t have a sweeping, definitive answer to this question and anyone who says they do…
Grand Sky Celebrates Five Years of BVLOS Success in the ‘Silicon Valley of Drones’
Grand Sky Development Company, LLC (Grand Sky), the first commercial unmanned aerial system (UAS) testing and training center in the…
A Massive Crop Duster Links East and West
Ukraine is too often known for strife and tragedy. But for decades, agriculture and aviation have been integral to the…
Drone Delivery Canada to Begin Commercial Testing for Cargo Delivery Drone Condor
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) is set to start commercial testing for Condor, the company’s heavy-lift, long-range cargo delivery UAS. The…
Robotic Research Plans to Test Low-Speed Autonomous Shuttles Without a Safety Driver Onboard
Autonomous shuttles are being tested at various places, such as universities and city centers, throughout the country and the world,…
Jaguar Land Rover Introduces Project Vector, an Autonomy-Ready Concept Vehicle
The United Kingdom based Jaguar Land Rover recently unveiled a new concept vehicle that’s designed to make societies safer and…
NASA and Collins Aerospace advance UAS operations safety
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., is one step closer to completing a nine-year project with NASA…
Cruise Origin All-Electric Autonomous Vehicle Set to Change Transportation
Cruise recently introduced an all-electric autonomous shuttlethat is meant to be a step toward a new kind of transportation system…
Autonomous Shuttle Service Begins at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi students and faculty can now travel to parts of campus on an EZ 10 autonomous…
Extended Range: VECTOR Autopilot Flies Nearly 200 Miles
Beyond visual line of site restrictions (BVLOS) are the thunderheads of UAS flying, clouding the prospects of long-range flying. While…
