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 … [Read more...] about Drone Startup Iris Acquires $13 Million in Series B Funding Round
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Drone Partners Earn Canadian BVLOS Certification
MVT Geo-solutions has partnered with Iris Automation in a successful bid to receive the first Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Special Flight Operations Certificate by Transport Canada using only onboard Detect-and-Avoid. The approval was granted based on deployment of Iris Automation's DAA system, Casia. The solution provides commercial drones with automated collision … [Read more...] about Drone Partners Earn Canadian BVLOS Certification
ZM Drone Firm Picks IRIS as detect-and-avoid partner
Drone manufacturer ZM Interactive recently picked Iris Automation as the detect-and-avoid provider. The deal will empower ZMI customers to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. ZMI manufactures the xFold drone – an industrial, military-grade drone system that ships in various sizes and configurations. The frame can change rotor configurations among four, … [Read more...] about ZM Drone Firm Picks IRIS as detect-and-avoid partner
The Flying Object Fund Invests in Vigilant Aerospace
Vigilant Aerospace, provider of the FlightHorizon situational awareness and detect-and-avoid system, received a new investment this week from Kluz Ventures, through its commercial drone and robotics fund The Flying Object. Vigilant Aerospace’s product, FlightHorizon, is a situational awareness and detect-and-avoid system for drone pilots, manned aircraft pilots, and … [Read more...] about The Flying Object Fund Invests in Vigilant Aerospace
Vigilant Releases New Video of NASA BVLOS Detect-and-Avoid Tests
Vigilant Aerospace, under the observation of the FAA and NASA, has completed beyond visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight testing of its new FlightHorizon collision avoidance system for drones. The company has released a 90 second video explaining the process, software, and results. The successful completion of these tests would seem to indicate another step forward towards … [Read more...] about Vigilant Releases New Video of NASA BVLOS Detect-and-Avoid Tests
