Residents of Chinese metropolis Guangzhou can soon expect to see autonomous drones flitting over the city after drone manufacturer EHang announced the launch of its first urban air mobility pilot city program this past week. UAM is a low-altitude aviation transportation network that shuttles passengers and goods in what EHang officials describe as a “safe, fast, … [Read more...] about EHang to Build Autonomous Drone Network to Cover Chinese Metropolis
Drone Solutions Partners with Chinese Aqua Drone Firm
Shenzen-based, Chinese UAV provider Geneinno Technology has appointed Drone Solutions as the company’s new tech distributor for Southeast Asia. The Singaporean company will market, sell and provide after-sales service for Geneinno’s underwater drones with an emphasis on the Poseidon model. According to a company release, Poseidon features deep dive capabilities, WIFI … [Read more...] about Drone Solutions Partners with Chinese Aqua Drone Firm
DARPA Tests Deploy Swarm Drones to Control City Blocks
The Pentagon’s top think-tank is thinking up a new way to secure urban objectives – it’s all in the drone swarm. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a new field experiment in the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. Teams of autonomous air and ground robots tested tactics on a mission to “isolate an urban objective” (translation – cut … [Read more...] about DARPA Tests Deploy Swarm Drones to Control City Blocks
AtlasPRO Drone Helps Rio Police Secure Major Soccer Tourney
Autonomous drone provider Atlas recently partnered with the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State to launch the company’s flagship AtlasPRO to bolster the agency’s security efforts for the Copa America soccer tournament. Company officials say this is the first instance in which MESH multi-drone UAS technology has been approved for a major sporting event, Pilots flew the … [Read more...] about AtlasPRO Drone Helps Rio Police Secure Major Soccer Tourney
Drone Partnership Aims to Make Swiss Skies Safer
Skyguide, an air navigation service provider, is looking to drone company AirMap to create a UAV management system with the precision of a fine Swiss watch for the European nation’s civil aviation authority. The partnership is working with the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) to develop the Swiss U-space flight information management system for UAS Dubbed … [Read more...] about Drone Partnership Aims to Make Swiss Skies Safer
