Intel Acquires Commercial Drone Startup MAVinci
Intel has acquired German commercial drone software startup MAVinci for an undisclosed price.Intel’s Anil Nanduri, head of the drone business, said in an interview with VentureBeat that the startup has best-in-class flight-planning software. It may seem odd for the world’s biggest chip ...
AT&T and NASA Collaborate on Drone Traffic Management System
Formal Agreement Signed Supporting Research for Safe and Secure Operation of UASAT&T* and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are researching traffic management solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).The goal is an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic ...
Fruity Chutes CO2 Parachute Deployment System Introduced for Drones
Fruity Chutes announced the availability of the new Hawk CO2 release valve today. The valve is for use with the Peregrine UAV Ballistic Parachute Launcher for Drone and UAV parachute recovery. Gene Engelgau, CEO of Fruity Chutes, stated “We have been selling the Peregrine UAV Ballistic ...
Aurora’s Centaur Locates Great White Sharks off Nantucket Coast
Equipped with a FLIR infrared sensor, the Centaur optionally piloted aircraft helped track great white sharks for OCEARCH’s latest expedition
Aurora recently partnered with OCEARCH, a world-leading marine conservation organization, to provide aerial support locating and tracking great white ...
GoPro Announces Karma Recall
GoPro Inc. today announced the recall of the approximately 2500 Karma drones purchased by consumers since October 23. The recall was announced after GoPro discovered that in a very small number of cases, Karma units lost power during operation. No related injuries or property damage ...
Exponent Technology Services Has Unveiled SkyCommander
Exponent Technology Services has unveiled its SkyCommander at the UTM Convention 2016. Completely encapsulated and independent of any requirement to be electronically coupled with the UAV, Exponent's SkyCommander provides near real-time situational awareness of UAV operations ...