Over here at TechCrunch, our time is often spent finding and reporting on the next new new thing in mobility, from autonomous drones and electric air taxis to self-driving trucks and even batteries made of paper. While this tech, in theory, may someday help people and goods move from point …
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NASA and Moog advance quiet flight technology in air taxi noise tests by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 Air transportation is on the cusp of a significant transformation, with air taxis poised to redefine urban and rural mobility. In a collaborative effort to realize …
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Seattle-based UAV security and emergency situational awareness specialist BRINC has recruited another big US client to its LEMUR 2 drone offer, with the New York city of Schenectady voting Tuesday to approve a nearly $700,000 contract with the startup to introduce the craft as police department asset. The decision by the Schenectady city …
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ParaZero Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PRZO) (the “Company “ParaZero”), an aerospace company focused on drone safety systems for commercial drones and urban air mobility aircraft, previously announced that it is moving towards enhancing safety capabilities in the defense and drone sectors through its strategic partnership with KULR Technology Group Inc. (NYSE …
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Matternet, the developer of the leading urban drone delivery platform, announced that it has received approval from the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA), Germany’s Federal Aviation Office, to operate the Matternet M2 drone delivery platform beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the heart of Berlin. This marks the beginning of Berlin’s …
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The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Tuesday that it will monitor traffic conditions in real time using drones starting in 2024. Using drone footage of traffic taken 200 meters above the ground, an artificial intelligence algorithm will analyze the footage to find patterns and predict future traffic conditions. To create …
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NUAIR® announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Part 107 waiver enabling remote, autonomous beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations throughout a 240 square mile airspace in upstate New York, increasing the commercial BVLOS area in New York by more than 3x or 300%. To capstone a …
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ASTM International has announced a new eLearning program focused on usage of a standard practice for Remote ID Means of Compliance (F3586) developed by ASTM’s unmanned aircraft committee (F38). This standard practice acts as an overlay of requirements to the ASTM standard for Remote ID and tracking (F3411). The program will support …
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Following passage in both the U.S. House and Senate, Congress sent the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act to President Biden’s desk for signature. This legislation includes the bipartisan American Security Drone Act (ASDA), which will prohibit federal agencies from procuring and operating non-secure drones. The measure was introduced in …
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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out a flight trial of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, an indigenous high-speed flying-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga in Karnataka. The successful flying demonstration of this autonomous stealth UAV is a testimony to maturity in …
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