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Mission & Vision

The future holds expanding opportunities for military and civilian applications of unmanned systems. We, the DC Capital Chapter of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, believe our first responsibility is to constantly strive to provide the credible advocacy and support for the potential that unmanned systems can provide for the military and commercial sector as well as our nation.

We are committed to the following principles:

*We will provide forward looking leadership that will focus on challenges and issues in the nation’s Capital that face the unmanned systems community.
*We will endeavor to support our member's goals and provide recognition for outstanding leadership and achievement in the field of unmanned systems.
*We will provide opportunities to educate the public, including potential government and commercial users on the value of unmanned vehicle systems capability to our nation's future.
*We will conduct our business relationships with industry, government and the unmanned vehicle community with a high level of ethics and professionalism and maintain an unquestioned reputation for integrity, credibility and respect as advocates of unmanned systems.
*We will promote and be advocates for innovative approaches that will provide visionary roadmaps for unmanned systems and provide opportunities for integrated military and/or commercial requirements.
*We will provide an effective interface with the customers and stakeholders that comprise the unmanned vehicle community."

AUVSI News

Technology

Gwent Police to use latest UAS to keep communities and officers safe

Gwent Police in Gwent, Wales has launched its latest UAS.

Gwent Police worked with UAS manufacturers during an eight-month trial to build and test the first bespoke Police drone in Wales, resulting in the Sky Mantis UAS, which will be used for a variety of operations including searches for high-risk missing people, policing large-scale events and disorder, and crime scene photography.

Using UAS, Zomato wants to get food to customers in less than 15 minutes. Photo: Zomato

Technology

Zomato successfully tests drone technology; aims to get food to customers in less than 15 minutes

Zomato, an Indian restaurant search and discovery service, has announced that it has successfully tested its drone technology.

The company says that it met all of its parameters during the non-commercial delivery, which covered a distance of five kilometers in about 10 minutes. Using a hybrid UAS—a fusion of rotary wing and fixed wings on a single UAS—the company reached a peak speed of 80 kilometers per hour, carrying a payload of five kilograms.

Business Solutions

Pima Community College, TuSimple launch autonomous driving certificate program for truck drivers

Pima Community College (PCC) and TuSimple have announced the launch of the first autonomous driving certificate program for truck drivers.

Known as the “Autonomous Vehicle Driver and Operations Specialist” certificate program, the program will provide truck drivers with the knowledge and skills needed to expand their roles in the industry, as it prepares individuals for a variety of jobs including training the autonomous system as test drivers, operating the vehicle in situations where autonomous driving is not suitable and to remotely monitor the system from a command center.

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Why join AUVSI

AUVSI is the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to advancing the unmanned systems and robotics industries. We provide our members with a unified voice in advocacy for policies and regulations that encourage growth and innovation; we provide education to the public and media on the safe and beneficial uses of unmanned systems; and we enable market growth by providing our members with custom resources to realize their full potential within the industry.