Japan News (http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004680507) reports that the Japan Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Association (JUAV) (https://www.juav.org/about/index-en.html) plans to launch a drone certification system which includes a guarantee a
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Japan invites Boeing, Airbus, Uber to help write flying car road map
Bloomberg reports (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-24/uber-airbus-are-said-to-be-enlisted-in-japan-s-flying-car-plan) that the Japanese government has set up a committee to look at how flying cars and air taxis can be integrated into
Read moreCompact drone-based sense and avoid radar “receives FCC certification”
Echodyne has announced it has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification for its EchoFlight radar, an airborne detect and avoid radar designed for integration into a
Read moreAustralian Senate report recommending changes to drone rules welcomed by industry
The Australian Certified UAV Operators Inc (ACUO) has welcomed the final Report of the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, following
Read moreFAA approves ADS-B enabled BVLOS test flights with large drones
Grand Sky, an operational commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-focused research and development park in the USA, has announced beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight
Read moreThe 39 cities pioneering urban drone operations
Special report Urban drone operations – from providing security and emergency services to mail deliveries – are being pioneered throughout the world. Below is
Read moreWashington university researchers develop non-GPS drone navigation system
Researchers at the University of Washington (https://www.washington.edu/news/2018/08/15/flying-blind/) have developed a new method that gives drones the ability to navigate in case of a GPS failure,
Read moreQatari companies plan last-mile drone, ground delivery services in Rotterdam
Innovation Quarter (https://www.innovationquarter.nl/en/news/straks-autonome-pakketbezorging-over-fietspad-en-door-de-lucht-deze-qatarese-bedrijven-kozen-rotterdam-om-hun-innovatie-waar-te-maken/) reports that two Qatari companies have developed a joint venture Geeba to develop ground and drone package delivery services in Rotterdam. Airlift
Read moreNorth Dakota test site trials drone parachute safety system for urban operations
The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUAS) and the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) (https://www.dot.nd.gov/dotnet/news/Public/View/8056) have announced the successful completion of testing Unmanned Aircraft
Read moreIntel demonstrates drone identification by Bluetooth
Intel has announced it has flown the first public demonstration of its Open Drone ID, an open standard that offers a solution for the remote
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