by Kara Murphy | Feb 11, 2021 | News
Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Democratic presidential candidate during the 2020 primaries, was sworn in recently as Secretary of Transportation. He succeeds Elaine Chao, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump in 2017. Chao...
by Kara Murphy | Jan 28, 2021 | FAA, News
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) have partnered with Skydio and seven other industry leaders to execute the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) BEYOND program. Launched in October 2020, the...
by Kara Murphy | Jan 21, 2021 | FAA, News
Earlier in the week, American Robotics announced that it became the first company to gain approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate its fully-automated drones without humans on-site. The Massachusetts-based company’s drones can now conduct...
by Kara Murphy | Jan 14, 2021 | News, Public Safety
A few months ago we caught up with Dave Sharpin, CEO of Auterion Government Solutions – the largest open-source drone software platform. Besides the developments in their Blue sUAS program, they also added a few prestigious board members including Ray Johnson,...
by Kara Murphy | Jan 14, 2021 | FAA, News
Now that rulemaking for the Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft (Remote ID) has been finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a market for solutions that are compatible with the new set of regulations, set to become effective in the next two...
