Source: Iris Automation (file) Drone startup Iris Automation this week launched the Canada Pathfinder Program, an all-in-one solution to streamline the complex steps required to achieve Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight approvals and experience. Company officials say the program will address challenges organizations face in advancing commercial drone services …
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Source: Iris Drone startup Iris Automation is gaining financial altitude after announcing a $13 million Series B funding round today. Iris develops advanced detection systems that bolster Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) capabilities which, in turn, enable safer commercial drone operations. New investors Sony Innovation Fund and Verizon Ventures join follow-on investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Bee Partners and OCA …
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DRONELIFE talks to Jon Damush about the place of onboard detect-and-avoid in the complex system of drone safety. Drone startup Iris Automation offers a cutting edge solution for a foundational problem: how to prevent drones from running into anything. Iris’ onboard detect-and-avoid system, Casia, offers a new layer of safety …
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Iris Automation, providers of the Casia onboard Detect and Avoid (DAA) collision avoidance system, has partnered with the City of Reno under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP). The partnership is to develop the River Search and Rescue Program, designed to equip the …
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Source: IRIS Automation Transport Canada this week approved a special dflight certificate that will allow advance Iris Automation’s onboard drone detect-and-avoid (DAA) solution With the approval of the second Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights in uncontrolled airspace, IRIS will partner with MVT …
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Flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) continues to move forward for the global drone industry. In the U.K., drone delivery service provider Skyports will work with regulators to test BVLOS flight in airspace shared by other aircraft. Skyports is working with onboard detect and avoid technology provided by Iris …
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Iris Automation‘s latest product, the Casia 360, is a 360 degree onboard detect and avoid system – and a major step forward for flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). The Casia 360 is a lightweight system that can be mounted on a drone. The system uses computer vision to …
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As enterprise drone applications grow, the industry awaits a rule on flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS.) BLVOS flight is an important concept for the growth of the commercial drone market. Regulations allowing drones to fly beyond the range of a visual observer would make long range applications like …
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