DAWN OF DRONES PODCAST IN JANUARY 2023: NEW YEAR, NEW TECH

The Dawn of Drones podcast, presented by AUVSI, is jumping into 2023 with a "New Year, New Tech!" theme for January programming. Kick off the 2023 right on Weds Jan 4th at 11 am ET, with host Dawn Zoldi and special guests Manoel Coelho, CEO of Speedbird Aero and Yoav Amitai, CEO of Elsight, sponsors-of-the-month.... Continue reading

2022 Drone Safety Day is Saturday, June 18

AUVSI Celebrates 50 Years in Orlando: April 25-28, 2022

(ARLINGTON, VA). — Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) brings its world class annual conference, XPONENTIAL, to Orlando, Apr. 25-28. The event invites industry changemakers and end users to experience new technology that is solving real world problems, from safety and defense, to energy and infrastructure, business, construction, health,... Continue reading

AUVSI Commends Safety Focused UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee Report

AUVSI Commends Safety Focused UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee Report Leading drone association praises new standard of airspace safety   Arlington, Va. –  Today, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), applauded the publication of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) report. The report sets... Continue reading

Wisk Aero Partners with Long Beach to Make AAM a Reality in Southern California

Transport Canada Selects Iris Automation for Air Safety Technology Demonstration Program

Reno, Nevada (November 17, 2021) – Iris Automation’s Casia collision avoidance system for commercial drones has been selected by Transport Canada as part of Canada’s onboard Detect and Avoid (DAA) technology demonstration program. The Detect and Avoid trials, conducted by the National Research Council Canada (NRC) on behalf of Transport Canada, will evaluate the use... Continue reading

Drone-powered Logistics Provider Swoop Aero Partners with Iris Automation

Collaboration enhances critical delivery operations with air safety technology  Melbourne, Australia + San Francisco, Calif. (September 2, 2021 AEST) - Australian drone-powered logistics company, Swoop Aero, and commercial drone safety innovator, Iris Automation, have entered into a partnership to offer Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone solutions to global clients seeking to safely unlock... Continue reading

Zipline co-founder urges regulatory updates to speed benefits of drone delivery to Americans who need healthcare

To support the autonomous revolution, the United States will need signifcant changes to existing regulatory frameworks, Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo told XPONENTIAL 2021 attendees in his keynote Thursday.  “Everyone in this room has tried making small, incremental improvements or changes to the system over the past nine years,” said the 34-year-old entrepreneur, who co-founded the... Continue reading

Zipline co-founder urges regulatory updates to speed benefits of drone delivery to Americans who need healthcare

To support the autonomous revolution, the United States will need signifcant changes to existing regulatory frameworks, Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo told XPONENTIAL 2021 attendees in his keynote Thursday. “Everyone in this room has tried making small, incremental improvements or changes to the system over the past nine years,” said the 34-year-old entrepreneur, who co-founded the... Continue reading