The American Transportation Research Institute released data showing that trucks are continuing to move — in many cases faster than usual — to respond to the demands placed on the industry by the COVID-19 pandemic. “ATRI’s real-time GPS data comes from more than a million trucks, allowing us to analyze freight flows, and so far in March, what we are... read more
Draganfly will integrate a breakthrough health diagnosis onto cameras and UAVs to combat coronavirus. In a rush to combat the global spread of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) in the U.S., Draganfly will deploy “pandemic drones” to remotely monitor and detect people with infectious and respiratory conditions to help stop the spread of the disease. The Draganfly drones will be fitted... read more
Smart speakers such as the Amazon Alexa or Google Home haven’t mastered determining user location in the home. Solving this problem was the focus of a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign research team’s recently published paper. The team — led by Coordinated Science Lab graduate student Sheng Shen — explores the development of VoLoc, a system that uses the microphone... read more
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., has chosen SiTime’s micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) timing solutions for several of Garmin’s automotive, aviation, marine, fitness and outdoor products. “Garmin makes products that are engineered on the inside for life on the outside,” said Patrick Desbois, Garmin executive vice president of operations. “Our innovation focuses on developing technologies that enable our customers... read more
Drone technology takes center stage in a new European report on the continent’s air traffic management. U-Space: Supporting Safe and Secure Drone Operations in Europe, is a 42-page preliminary summary of SESAR U-space research and innovation results, following 19 demonstrations that took place from 2017 through 2019. The research and demonstration projects addressed topics such as drone operations; critical communications;... read more
GMV has been awarded the SUGUS project (Solution for E-GNSS U Space Service), which aims to speed the adoption of GNSS and Galileo in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) segment and ensure safe airspace access by unmanned aircraft. SUGUS is an 18-month, 485,000-euro European Union research and development project. A series of trials will be held to show the benefits... read more
U.S. military, government and international customers opt for Citadel’s Titan for drone protection Citadel Defense continues to experience rapid growth after being awarded several significant Defense and Homeland Security contracts for its C-UAS (counter unmanned aircraft systems) solutions. Malicious drone activity, ranging from single-use hostile small unmanned aerial systems to drone swarms continue to threaten safety and national security. Over... read more
Analytics provider Teoco has been selected by Telstra — a mobile network in Australia — to assist with the development of its UAV strategy. Telstra will use Teoco’s AirborneRF solution to assess the readiness of its radio access network for future UAV applications, including communications, navigation, surveillance, safety and identity. Teoco is a provider of analytics, assurance and optimization solutions... read more
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