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AIRT to produce DroneResponders Emergency Management and Disaster Forum through new partnership with EDRC

March 3, 2020
News

The Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition (EDRC) is partnering with Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), which will result in AIRT producing the DroneResponders Emergency Management and Disaster Forum, scheduled to be held at EDRC’s Energy Drone & Robotics Summit (EDRS) from June 10 to11.

Energy/Power/UtilitiesPublic Safety

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

March 2, 2020
News

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

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City of Fremont, California, Pony.ai launch autonomous vehicle pilot program for city employees

March 2, 2020
News

On Monday, Feb. 24, the City of Fremont, California and Pony.ai launched a pilot program that uses Pony.ai’s shared, on-demand, autonomous last-mile service to provide rides for a group of City employees.

Passenger Mobility - GroundTelecom/Wireless

UToledo awarded grant to purchase new equipment to train students in autonomous vehicle tech, robotics

March 2, 2020
News

Thanks to a $474,287 grant from the state of Ohio, the University of Toledo (UToledo) will purchase new state-of-the-art equipment to train students in the areas of autonomous vehicle-sensing technologies, robotics and vision-based systems for automation.

CybersecurityPassenger Mobility - Ground

Schiebel, Nordic Unmanned successfully test Camcopter S-100 equipped with sniffer capability

March 2, 2020
News

Schiebel and its partner Nordic Unmanned have successfully completed a two-day test of the sniffer capability onboard the Camcopter S-100 UAS in the shipping lane outside Gniben, Denmark.

MaritimeOil/Gas

AUVSI releases response to FAA’s proposed remote ID rule

March 2, 2020
News

AUVSI has published a 27-page set of comments on the Federal Aviation Administration's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for remote identification, which would require drones to be able to report their positions, allowing police or other officials to determine who is flying a particular unmanned aircraft.

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Quaternium sets world record of endurance with eight-hour hybrid-drone flight

February 28, 2020
News

Six years after developing the first hybrid fuel-electric drone, Quaternium has announced that it has set the New World Record of Endurance with the longest hybrid-drone flight.

AirFire/RescueMapping/SurveyingPublic Safety

Pony.ai raises $400 million from Toyota to advance development of autonomous driving tech

February 26, 2020
News

Autonomous driving company Pony.ai has raised $400 million from Toyota Motor Corporation, which will be used to advance the companies’ joint efforts in autonomous driving technology development and mobility service deployment. The new funding totals $462 million and puts Pony.ai’s valuation at just over $3 billion.

CommercialDomainPassenger Mobility - Ground

Swarming robots avoid crashes, jams using algorithm developed by Northwestern University researchers

February 26, 2020
News

Northwestern University researchers have developed what they are calling the “first decentralized algorithm with a collision-free, deadlock-free guarantee.”

GroundLogistics/Delivery and Movement of Goods/WarehousePassenger Mobility - Ground

Raven Industries to showcase autonomous agriculture tech during DOT demo days

February 25, 2020
News

During DOT demo days this spring in Maricopa, Arizona, Raven Industries Inc., as majority owner of Dot Technology Corp. (DOT), will showcase the latest advancements in autonomous agriculture.

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