Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is partnering with Canadian UAVs to develop an unmanned traffic management solution for below-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) in Canada. Lockheed Martin’s Canada CDL Systems subsidiary will work with the Calgary-based, military-grade drone services company to optimize airspace situational awareness for UAV pilots and support crew via the new … [Read more...] about Lockheed Martin Developing Traffic System with Canadian Drone Firm
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AlphaPilot Challenge: Winning Team’s AI is Slower than DRL Pilot… For Now
Last year Lockheed Martin and The Drone Racing League (DRL) announced the AlphaPilot Challenge, a contest that would explore the boundaries of robotics and AI by inviting teams from around the world to develop software capable of piloting a racing drone. On Friday at an old newspaper printing plant in Austin, the fourth and final race took place on DRL's Artificial … [Read more...] about AlphaPilot Challenge: Winning Team’s AI is Slower than DRL Pilot… For Now
DRL’s RacerAI Drone is Here to Push Boundaries and Take on Human Pilots
The Drone Racing League (DRL) has unveiled RacerAI, an autonomous (and slightly disconcerting) racing drone. RacerAI is the first autonomous drone designed to take on and defeat human pilots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Afd6zeowk&feature=youtu.be&mc_cid=b686fd4b0c&mc_eid=97b8a28090 The drone is set to be the hardware that gives life to DRL’s inaugural … [Read more...] about DRL’s RacerAI Drone is Here to Push Boundaries and Take on Human Pilots
The Unmanned Lifestyle: How Drones May Change the World
It's Day 2 of AUVSI's Xponential Conference in Denver, and at today's keynote address industry leaders went big: talking about questions of how drones may totally change the world as we know it. (For the better, mostly.) "The age of AI, digital connectivity, automation and intelligent machines has arrived. Even though the “Jetson lifestyle” isn’t upon us just yet, … [Read more...] about The Unmanned Lifestyle: How Drones May Change the World
Lockheed Martin Unveils Impressive Drone Control System in Dubai
One of the world’s largest defense/aerospace conglomerates is making real-time, integrated air control of multiple drones a reality. At the recent Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi, Lockheed Martin announced the launch of VCSi, a software solution that allows multiple users to simultaneously control dozens of drones during a range of surveillance and … [Read more...] about Lockheed Martin Unveils Impressive Drone Control System in Dubai
