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Skydio and more Join FAA’s BEYOND Drone Initiative
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 purpose is “to further advance the...
Hogan Lovells helps American Robotics get first approval by the FAA to automate drones without humans on-site
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 missions without the aid of human...
Episode 70: Remote ID, Operations over People, and Night Flight with Vic Moss
Vic Moss is the owner of Moss Photography, he’s a member of the DAC, the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee, and the COO/Vice President at the Drone Service Providers Alliance. The DSPA aims to represent small and medium-sized drone service providers’ interests before the FAA, industry standards...
Romeo Durscher joins Auterion as VP of Public Safety after leaving DJI
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, formerly of Lockheed Martin, and...
Patent for broadcast Remote ID awarded to Kenji Sugahara
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 years, has opened up. One...
Episode 69: Inside the FAA’s Remote ID Ruling – Commercial Drone Regulations | InterDrone Podcast
Four days before the new year, after 53,000 public comments on the draft rule, and almost one year after the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) launch, the waiting is over. The Federal Aviation Administration has released its final Remote Identification (RID) Rule. What is Remote ID: The rule...
FAA releases final rulings on Remote ID plus Operations Over People and at Night
This past Monday, almost a year after announcing the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Remote Identification (Remote ID) of Unmanned Aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released its final verdict. Simply put, Remote ID is the concept that a drone should have a...
FAA grants DroneUp first-ever waiver for flight over people
In a monumental step forward for drone delivery, DroneUp received an industry-first waiver for flight over people and moving vehicles. According to their press release, the startup, which has made significant inroads in the delivery sector by partnering with both Walmart and UPS, was approved “for...
More than 500 people around the world have been rescued by drones
DJI, the leading drone and imaging technology manufacturer, recently announced a new milestone. Over 500 people have been found in search and rescue operations via drone. It was reached in Mid-October when a 93-year-old woman went missing in the woods, at night, and was discovered by Missouri’s...
Jackie Dujmovic, Hover UAV | InterDrone Speaker Spotlight
Each week at we sit down with a member of our speaker faculty to talk about drones and preview their upcoming session at InterDrone Online. This week, we sat down with Jackie Dujmovic, Founder and CEO at Hover UAV. Hover UAVs vision is to be a solution provider and the critical link between...
Episode 67: Designing UTM for Global Success with Eszter Kovacs of GUTMA
This week on the InterDrone Podcast we sat down with Eszter Kovacs, the Acting Secretary General of Global UTM Association (GUTMA) and CEO and Founder of Manageld Ltd & DroneTalks. Eszter is also a steering committee member of the GUTMA & GSMA Aerial Connectivity Joint Activity initiative...
Episode 66: Inside New York’s 50-mile BVLOS Corridor with Tony Basile of NUAIR
This week on the InterDrone Podcast we sat down with Tony Basile, Vice President for Operations for the NUIAR Alliance. NUAIR manages operations of the New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, NY, one of seven FAA-designated UAS test sites in the United States.NUAIR is...