AUVSI Encourages FAA to Incentivize Voluntary Compliance with Remote ID Standards for Drones Before Full Implementation

For Immediate Release: March 2, 2020Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786 AUVSI Encourages FAA to Incentivize Voluntary Compliance with Remote ID Standards for Drones Before Full Implementation Early, voluntary compliance will help pave the way for expanded and more complex operations ARLINGTON, Va. – The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has submitted its... Continue reading

AUVSI Statement on ASTM International Standards for Remote Identification

For Immediate Release: Feb. 25, 2020Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786  AUVSI Statement on ASTM International Standards for Remote Identification ARLINGTON, Va. – Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), today issued the following statement regarding the release of ASTM International’s standards for remote identification of unmanned aircraft... Continue reading

FAA and AUVSI to Co-Host 5th Annual FAA UAS Symposium, June 16-18, 2020, in Baltimore, MD

For Immediate Release: Feb. 13, 2020FAA Contact: Marcia Alexander-Adams; marcia.adams@faa.gov; 202-267-3488AUVSI Contact: Tom McMahon; tmcmahon@auvsi.org; 571-255-7786 FAA and AUVSI to Co-Host 5th Annual FAA UAS Symposium,June 16-18, 2020, in Baltimore, MD WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will co-host the 5th Annual FAA Unmanned Aircraft... Continue reading

AUVSI, CTA File Joint Amicus Brief Supporting Federal Preemption of the Airspace

For Immediate Release: January 30, 2020 Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786  AUVSI, CTA File Joint Amicus Brief Supporting Federal Preemption of the Airspace Organizations file amicus brief on behalf of photographer and press associations in Texas lawsuit ARLINGTON, Va. — The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) argue a Texas law... Continue reading

Call for Entries Opened for 2020 AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

For Immediate Release: Jan. 15, 2020 Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786 Call for Entries Opened for 2020 AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards Nominations now open to honor innovators advancing unmanned systems technology, promoting safe adoption, protecting lives and improving the human condition ARLINGTON, Va. — The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) has opened the... Continue reading

Sec. Chao releases version 4.0 of federal AV guidelines

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced the fourth iteration of the federal automated vehicle policy during a keynote speech at CES 2020. Named Automated Vehicles 4.0: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies, the guidance streamlines federal guidance for 38 government agencies, departments, commissions and others, Chao said, and is aimed at maintaining highway safety while allowing development... Continue reading