A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed NanoMap, a system that allows drones to consistently
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Aeronyde chooses Serious Simulations for augmented reality UTM control system
Orlando-based Serious Simulations has been awarded a research and development contract with Melbourne-based Aeronyde Corporation to produce a wireless augmented reality (AR) head mounted display
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Savannah airport and Woolpert working to integrate drones into airport operations
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is partnering with Woolpert to integrate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technologies into airport and airfield operations. SAV is one of
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How Blockchain can help secure the future of UTM
Reproduced with kind permission of ANRA Technologies (http://www.anratechnologies.com/home/) Originally published on 13 February 2018 at (http://www.anratechnologies.com/home/consulting/blockchain-and-drones-the-reality/) Over the past few years blockchain has become one
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Altivan, iSight working on NASA UTM concepts with Northern Plains UAS Test Site
Altavian, Inc., a manufacturer of UAV systems and components, has announced that it is working with Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) to help test
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“Hawaiian tour helicopter hit by drone” says local news report
The Honolulu Star Advertiser (http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/02/13/breaking-news/investigators-looking-into-report-that-drone-struck-kauai-tour-helicopter/) reports that the Federal Aviation Administration and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources are investigating a report that a
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New survey gives regulators deeper insight into drone operators and missions
The first worldwide survey of drone operations to help regulators, standards developers and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) understand through direct industry input the key
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New EASA opinion clarifies drone classifications, UTM rules roadmap
More clearly defined classes of remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) and their operational environments, a confirmed timeline for the implementation of European Union (EU) RPAS
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“Yes, but….” Drone manufacturers give cautious welcome to EASA drone rulebook
Drone Manufacturers Alliance Europe (DMAE), the organisation representing the manufacturers of the majority of civilian drones, has welcomed the publication of the European Aviation Safety
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Swift and unified response from industry to Vegas drone encounter video
The posting on the internet of a video, which has gone viral, of a near collision between a Frontier Airlines airliner near McCarran International Airport
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