AI & AutonomyIris Automation and Sagetech Avionics Combine Technology to Enable Collision Avoidance for Drones A pioneer of collision avoidance technology, Iris Automation has just announced a partnership with Sagetech Avionics that will offer uncrewed aircraft a comprehensive air risk mitigation solution. Sagetech specializes in developing avionics…
AI & AutonomyAT&T Transmits 5G Network Via Drone Earlier this month, AT&T announced that their drone operations team has achieved an industry first in transmitting its 5G network via a drone. The test was performed in April in rural Missouri…
AI & AutonomyZipline Receives Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate and Reveals New Detect-and-Avoid Technology for Drones Drone delivery company Zipline just announced that it has received its Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration, enabling the company to perform the longest range on-demand deliveries with…
UnmannedWalmart to Expand Drone Delivery to 4 Million U.S. Households in 2022 DroneUp announced this week that its delivery operations with Walmart will expand to 34 sites by the end of the year. The delivery network will include Arizona, Florida, Texas, Utah, and Virginia,…
RegulationFAA Committee Recommends New Regulations for Drone Operations The Federal Aviation Administration’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee published a report last week with recommendations on standard regulations and guidance for drone operators. The BVLOS Aviation Rulemaking…
AI & AutonomyIris Automation Receives FAA Approval for Drone Flight Beyond Visual Line of Sight in Nevada Avionics technology company Iris Automation has been granted approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for flying automated drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in an unpopulated area near the city…
ATM ModernizationNUAIR and Sagetech Avionics Partner for Detect-and-Avoid Technology Testing Aerospace technology company Sagetech Avionics and New York-based nonprofit NUAIR created a new partnership to run tests on two of Sagetech’s developments, their Detect and Avoid solutions and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)…
UnmannedU.K. Government-Sponsored Trials Demonstrate Safe Tracking of BVLOS Drone Operations Aviation technology company Neuron performed a set of drone trials sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) of the U.K. Government. These trials were performed in Scotland in…
UnmannedSwoop Aero and Iris Automation Partner to Develop BVLOS System A new partnership between Swoop Aero and Iris Automation will use both companies’ technology to create a beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone navigation system, according to a Sept. 2 press…
UnmannedIris Automation and UAV Navigation Partner for Drone DAA and Autopilot System Iris Automation and UAV Navigation are integrating their autopilot and detect and avoid (DAA) system to allow unmanned aircraft to find uncooperative aircraft in their airspace and autonomously take action to avoid…