Cybersecurity in Focus: Lessons learned from the Energy Sector

In a latter keynote panel discussion at XPONENTIAL 2022, four cybersecurity professionals discussed the topic of cybersecurity with important lessons learned from the energy sector.  The panel featured: Michael Robbins, executive vice president of government and public affairs, AUVSI, along with Shawn Bilak, cyber lead, Federal cybersecurity, Southern Company, Eric Cardwell, director of cyber risk... Continue reading

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

Velodyne Lidar and MOV.AI Partner to Provide Autonomous Solutions for Industrial and E-Commerce Robotics

San Jose, Calif. and Tel Aviv, August 31, 2021 – Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) and MOV.AI today announced the companies are collaborating to provide robot manufacturers with enterprise-grade automation solutions, including mapping, navigation, obstacle avoidance and risk avoidance. The MOV.AI Robotics Engine Platform™, combined with Velodyne’s lidar sensors, addresses the growing demand for... Continue reading

How Simulation and Virtual Testing Can Validate Autonomous Driving

In July 2021, AUVSI and SAE International hosted the first Business of Automated Mobility Forum. The virtual event brought together industry leaders and experts from across the automated mobility industry to develop guiding strategies for success.  During an Enterprise Solutions Series presented by Neha Agarwal, Business Developer for Autonomous Solutions, MSC Software Corporation (a Hexagon company). Forum attendees learned how to verify and validate an Advanced... Continue reading

On the Road to Assured Autonomy

AUSVI's XPONENTIAL 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia, began day one with a focus on technology and an accent on how technology affords assured autonomy.  Panelists and speakers focused on the challenge of serving assured autonomy, delving into the processes and methodologies to ensure safe and practical systems for autonomous systems.   Panels tackled the issues via various topics. ... Continue reading

Business of Automated Mobility Forum: Day Two

AUVSI and SAE International today co-hosted the second and final day of the Business of Automated Mobility Forum. Attendees learned from standard-setters, technology developers, and other experts from across the automated mobility industry, including from companies operating in autonomous vehicles (AVs) and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Below are highlights from discussions about the need to... Continue reading

The UAS Policy Landscape

Even in the absence of significant federal legislation, the policy landscape for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has continued to evolve. The FAA recently released its highly anticipated UAS remote identification rule, along with new frameworks for operations over people and at night, and Congress has grappled with drone-related topics at the intersection of geopolitics and cybersecurity.  During a session at XPONENTIAL 2021, representatives from regulatory... Continue reading

Singer spotlights increasingly urgent questions for society as AI revolution picks up speed

Futurist Peter Warren Singer drew lessons from the past in Wednesday’s XPONENTIAL 2021 keynote as he challenged his audience to grapple with the overarching questions that the prospect of an unmanned revolution raises for society. The questions, Singer noted, are increasingly urgent, given that advances toward the revolution have picked up dramatic speed during the... Continue reading

Kate Darling Discusses the Future of Human-Robot Interaction

Robotic systems are increasingly moving from behind factory walls into homes, workplaces and other where they interact with humans. What societal challenges will we face in a future with robots as a result? Over the course of her XPONENTIAL keynote and Q&A session, Kate Darling, PhD, addressed this and other complex questions that must be faced... Continue reading

Panel shares insights and recommendations on cyber security for drone operations

A six-member panel of security-minded industry leaders spent a Tuesday afternoon session explaining and exploring what many consider to be an increasingly important, under-examined question: What precautions should companies that use unmanned aircraft be taking to ward off cyber attacks? The group, along with other security experts not present, took up the question to help... Continue reading

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