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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Iris Automation’s New CEO Jon Damush on What Onboard Detect-and-Avoid Can – and Can’t – Do for the Drone Industry [DRONELIFE Exclusive]
DRONELIFE talks to Jon Damush about the place of onboard detect-and-avoid in the complex system of drone safety. Drone startup Iris Automation offers a cutting edge solution for a foundational problem: how to prevent drones from running into anything. Iris' onboard detect-and-avoid system, Casia, offers a new layer of safety to automated drone flights. DRONELIFE spoke with … [Read more...] about Iris Automation’s New CEO Jon Damush on What Onboard Detect-and-Avoid Can – and Can’t – Do for the Drone Industry [DRONELIFE Exclusive]
Iris Automation and City of Reno Partner on River Search and Rescue Program
Iris Automation, providers of the Casia onboard Detect and Avoid (DAA) collision avoidance system, has partnered with the City of Reno under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP). The partnership is to develop the River Search and Rescue Program, designed to equip the city's fire department with drone … [Read more...] about Iris Automation and City of Reno Partner on River Search and Rescue Program
Transport Canada OKs IRIS Drone Flight Certificate
Transport Canada this week approved a special flight certificate that will allow advanced operations with Iris Automation’s onboard drone detect-and-avoid (DAA) solution. With the approval of the second Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights in uncontrolled airspace, IRIS will partner with MVT Geo-solutions. In April, … [Read more...] about Transport Canada OKs IRIS Drone Flight Certificate
Skyports Drone Delivery Joins U.K. CAA “Regulatory Sandbox” to Trial BVLOS Flights
Flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) continues to move forward for the global drone industry. In the U.K., drone delivery service provider Skyports will work with regulators to test BVLOS flight in airspace shared by other aircraft. Skyports is working with onboard detect and avoid technology provided by Iris Automation, which could negate the need for ground-based … [Read more...] about Skyports Drone Delivery Joins U.K. CAA “Regulatory Sandbox” to Trial BVLOS Flights
