The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to take a key step toward allowing drones to fly over people and…
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Partial Government Shutdown Bites Civil GPS Agencies, SatNav Customers
With the partial government shutdown nearing a record-breaking fourth week, news outlets are full of stories about security back-ups at…
New Executive Editor Joins Autonomous Media
Veteran journalist, consultant and educator Abe Peck has joined Autonomous Media as Executive Editor of Inside Unmanned Systems and Inside GNSS….
Insourcing Versus Outsourcing
As applications continue to grow across a spectrum of industries, business leaders who want to benefit must determine how to implement drones into their workflow.
Investors Chase UAS Market
The market for commercial drones is expanding faster than earlier predicted and is drawing record-breaking levels of investment from venture capitalists.
Integration Pilot Program: Life-Saving Deliveries
The City of Reno Integration Pilot Program (IPP) team is developing a system for fast drone delivery of automated defibrillators…
Integration Pilot Program: Real World Drone Delivery
The North Carolina Integration Pilot Program (IPP) team plans to use drones for faster and more economical delivery of medical…
FAA Gives State Farm First National Waiver for Damage Assessment Flights
For the first time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a national waiver of restrictions on drone missions allowing…
Septentrio and Sapcorda to Demonstrate Safe High-Precision GNSS Positioning, Correction Solutions for Autonomous Driving
Septentrio and German company Sapcorda, specialized in safe broadcasted GNSS correction services, announced they will deliver live demonstration of a…
ION Reschedules CASSCA 2019 Conference Due to Partial Government Shutdown
Manassas, Virginia, January 8, 2019–Due to the extended impasse between U.S. Congressional leaders and the White House that has created…
Integration Pilot Program: A Changing Focus
The Florida IPP team has shifted focus to using drones for surveillance and sterile mosquito release.
Bat-Like Sonar Can Help A Robot Navigate
Bats can fly dexterously in the dark in large part because echolocation—the biological version of the sonar that submarines rely…
Petite New Spoofing Detector Aims to Protect GPS/GNSS Receivers in Drones, Vehicles — Even Cell Phones
An Israeli firm is introducing a technology to detect the spoofing of GPS and other satellite navigation signals that is…
Five Good Questions: Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
Q: Should Congress change the roles of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or other agencies with regard to devising or enforcing…
The “Why’s” of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act
Congress did a fantastic, bi-partisan job on the technically challenging topic of drones last month when it passed the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act.
KVH Delivers First Precision Gyros Using New Photonic Chip to Automotive Customers
KVH Industries, Inc., just announced that it has integrated its photonic chip technology into its high-precision fiber optic gyro (FOG)…
Postmates Introduces Serve, a Robotic Delivery Device
On-demand delivery service Postmates recently introduced Serve, an autonomous delivery vehicle. Serve is the “first robotic delivery device created from…
