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…needed for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights, addressing business and regulatory hurdles to commercial UAS operations. SARA said its Terrestrial Acoustic Sensor Array (TASA) can effectively identify other aircraft and maintain a safe distance from them while in flight. It can detect aircraft even when the line of sight is obscured by trees, buildings, darkness, fog, or terrain features, claimed…
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…the visual line of sight (BVLOS). DroneUp also provides drone services to government organizations in 11 states. Furner added that Walmart has “4,700 stores stocked with more than 100,000 of the most-purchased items, located within 10 miles of 90% of the U.S. population.” Hundreds of drone deliveries were conducted during Walmart's initial testing with DroneUp. “The trial demonstrated we could…
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…in a beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) demonstration in Munich next year. “We are very excited to work together with the leading player in the aerial autonomy industry,” stated Christophe Hommet, chief VoloDrone engineer at Volocopter. “Near Earth Autonomy has years of experience, shown real results, and is going to help our VoloDrone stay ahead of the curve with autonomous capabilities.”…
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…waivers for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights, such exemptions took a while to create, slowing the growth of the drone industry. “Right now, the technology is more advanced than regulations allow,” Rabkin said. “We still have two people right now—a pilot and an inspector—but as drones beome more automated, we'll see several drones monitored from a central, remote location, depending…
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…for automated beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations with no humans on-site. The company said this approval gives it an exclusive first-mover advantage to unlock the commercial drone market by overcoming the need for costly visual observers to be on the ground during every drone flight. With humans removed from the field and data processing achieved at the edge, users can…
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…power for beyond visual line-of-sight [BVLOS] operations. Fuel requirements of 20% are well defined for weight in aviation. The FAA [U.S. Federal Aviation Administration] is wise to be careful about this. What does the 500th recharge look like?” “We've been doing a lot of work in wireless and autonomous charging with Commander,” he said. “We also have onboard chargers that…
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…“beyond visual line of sight” (BVLOS) operation, also a first in the U.S. for regular revenue-generating delivery. Read: UPS Partners with Matternet to Transport Medical Samples via Drone across Hospital System UPS has proven the need for drone delivery in healthcare operations, where the shortest time in transit can improve efficiency and help healthcare professionals serve their patients better. Earlier…
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…“beyond visual line of sight” (BVLOS) operation, which, it said, marks a first in the U.S. for a regular revenue-generating delivery. “This is history in the making, and we aren’t done yet,” said David Abney, UPS chief executive officer, in a statement. “Our technology is opening doors for UPS and solving problems in unique ways for our customers. We will…
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…beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), or flying near airports or controlled airspace. Since 2016, more than 1,800 waivers have been issued to operators across the U.S., with California leading the U.S. with 228 total waivers issued. In the drone integration program, the latest successful flight was WakeMed Health and Hospitals, which flew a Matternet drone in Raleigh, N.C. It…
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